SAME BUT DIFFERENT (PART 2) NOVEMBER 3, 2021 | ALEX USHER Yesterday, I outlined the key similarities between the US and Canadian higher education systems. Today, let’s talk differences. The most obvious dissimilarity is some of the institutional forms. Religious...
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The Prophet of Academic Doom Robert Nisbet predicted the managerialism that has brought universities low. But he also saw a way out. By Ethan Schrum OCTOBER 19, 2021 The Degradation of the Academic Dogma should be remembered for its title alone. But Robert Nisbet’s...
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Is Classics’ empire in terminal decline? With contention about diversity adding to concerns about employability and declining student numbers, does Classics in the US need rebranding or rethinking? Paul Basken reports October 14, 2021 Paul Basken Many an evening,...
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By David Leonhardt Good morning. Many parents want to continue remote learning. It may not be so good for their children. A third-grade classroom at Witchcraft Heights Elementary School in Salem, Mass., in April.Cody O'Loughlin for The New York Times When school is...
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