Harvard profited from slavery. Now it seeks to atone. 27 April, 2022 Welcome to Wednesday, April 27. Today, Harvard releases a report on how it profited from slavery and how it will try to atone. The U.S. Education Department says 73 more institutions are eligible to...
Ranking QS por disciplinas y areas de conocimiento
US universities lead in 28 of 51 subjects ranked by QS University World News reporter 16 April 2022 In terms of the number of world’s top-10 programmes, the United States dominates this year’s QS World University Rankings by Subject with 239, followed by the United...
Ranking US News bajo la lupa
Do the ‘U.S. News’ Rankings Rely on Dubious Data? Researchers who submit to the publication say survey answers are subject to errors, ambiguity, and pressure to look good. By Francie Diep APRIL 6, 2022 Robert Morse, the lead designer of U.S. News & World Report’s...
¿Podrá subsistir la universidad?
The University in Ruins The “innovations” that promise to save higher ed are a farce. By Johann N. Neem MARCH 21, 2022 Universities might be facing a moment similar to what befell early modern English monasteries under Henry VIII. For generations, Ronald G. Musto...
Ranking de universidades en USA: debate de fondo
Columbia Is Ranked No. 2 by ‘U.S News.’ A Professor Says Its Spot Is Based on False Data. By Francie Diep MARCH 16, 2022 Columbia University is ranked No. 2 among national universities by U.S. News & World Report, behind Princeton University and tied with Harvard...
Formación ciudadana en universidades
Rising to the challenge of educating concerned citizens Sjur Bergan 05 March 2022 When I was asked, at a recent conference organised by the Yehuda Elkana Centre at the Central European University, to speak about whether universities should educate ‘more concerned...
Regreso a clases, información de USA
February 28, 2022 By David Leonhardt Good morning. We look at the surprising number of recent classroom shutdowns in the US The debate over Covid-19 school closures can sometimes seem to be settled. There is now a consensus that children learned much less than usual —...
Indicadores sobre oportunidades de aprendizaje para la post pandemia
Thursday, January 13, 2022 Newsletter Opportunity to Learn Indicators: Why They Matter More Than Ever Right No In the last 10 years, education scholars have made a concerted effort to shift our nation away from its single-minded focus on so-called “achievement gaps”...
USA: Pactos matrimoniales en universidades de elite
Stanford Marriage Pact finds students keen on romantic assistance Isolation and anxieties of Covid and Trump eras drive campus matchmaking model, and possible reinforcement of elite January 13, 2022 Paul Basken Computerised romance surveys to show students their...
Preocupan resultados preescolares en EEUU
Is ThIs Pre-K Program Worsening The Racial Disparities IsParITIes IT Was Supposed To Address? Tuesday, January 11, 2022 When Bill de Blasio launched his ambitious preschool plan shortly after being elected Mayor of New York City in 2013, racial equity was a major...
Convenios regionales / global de reconocimiento de títulos
Qualification recognition treaty: A ‘game changer’ for HE Nic Mitchell 15 March 2024 Refugees and students returning...
Alex Usher conversa sobre educación superior en Rusia
MARCH 21, 2024 | ALEX USHER - Higher Education Podcast Higher Education in Russia The World of Higher Education...
Política australiana para la educación superior por A lex Usher
Are We Out of Ideas? I was prepping yesterday for my podcast interview with Australian higher education expert Andrew...
¿Se lee aun a los clásicos literarios?
Los clásicos literarios en las aulas: ‘ubi sunt?’ Cuadra muy bien con el pensamiento de posiciones reaccionarias, que...