COVID-19 and education: The lingering effects of unfinished learning July 27, 2021 | Article By Emma Dorn, Bryan Hancock, Jimmy Sarakatsannis, and Ellen Viruleg (c) Article (15 pages) As this most disrupted of school years draws to a close, it is time to take stock...
¿Cuentan los países con los datos educativos necesarios para responder a la pandemia?
¿Cuentan los países con los datos educativos necesarios para responder a la pandemia? 18/08/2021 4 min Por Alejandro Vera y Martín Scasso, Oficina Regional de Educación para América Latina y el Caribe (OREALC/UNESCO Santiago) Los sistemas de información para la...
¿Humanidades versus STEM?
Nicholas Dirks: the ‘two cultures’ must finally be reconciled Resistance to the knowledge generated by science will only be overcome with the help of the humanities. But what can universities do to bridge C. P. Snow’s famous divide between these fields, which endures...
Gran Bretaña: sobre el valor de la educación superior a distancia o semipresencial
Universities ‘must win value argument’ as lectures stay online As THE survey reveals teaching plans for autumn term, MP warns negative perceptions of digital tuition could figure in fees debate August 5, 2021, Anna McKie Universities have been urged to make a stronger...
Ciudades del mundo donde estudiar
London remains best city in the world to study in new rankings Great institutions and openness help city retain top spot ahead of rivals such as Tokyo and Munich Richard Adams Education editor Wed 28 Jul 2021 17.21 BST London remains the best city in the world to be a...
Inglaterra: Financiamiento de las artes sigue en declinación
Funding cuts to go ahead for university arts courses in England despite opposition Education secretary Gavin Williamson says money will be put towards Stem and medicine courses The education secretary, Gavin Williamson. Arts groups have warned cuts would affect the...
Promoción en la carrear académica
Opacity and double standards are infuriating, but the blessings of an academic career are present at all ranks July 14, 2021 Adrian Furnham Promotion in academia has always been a rather opaque process that elicits deep emotions – mostly negative.Not that promotion is...
América Latina: el debate académico y político
The Latin American Tinderbox Jul 22, 2021 Buffeted by social unrest, Latin American governments urgently need to revive growth, curb the COVID-19 pandemic, and restore trust in political institutions. Otherwise, the region may experience a revival of populism on both...
Formación de posgrado en tiempos de pandemia
What We Learned in the Pandemic About Graduate Training Three Covid-inspired innovations shed light on what needs to change in graduate education By Debra W. Stewart and James R. Neumeister JULY 14, 2021 The pandemic forced many graduate schools to innovate on the...
Doble poder: ¿revolución o refundación?
Publicado el 14 julio, 2021 José Joaquín Brunner, Doble poder: ¿revolución o refundación? De Lenin a Allende al PC chileno hoy. Lo que hemos visto desde la instalación de la Convención es un persistente esfuerzo de parte de una ‘minoría activa’ —el PC y sus aliados—...
Decisión de la Corte Suprema de EEUU vista por el Times Higher Education
US Supreme Court blocks affirmative action in admissions Trump-installed conservative supermajority ends decades of...
Decisión de la Corte Suprema de los EEUU sobre admisión a las universidades
The Supreme Court’s Decision Reveals a Gulf Between Two Views of Race and Merit By Eric Hoover JUNE 29, 2023 The U.S....
Gran Bretaña: Debate sobre financiamiento de la educación superior
Parties divided on best way out of the HE funding impasse Nic Mitchell 21 June 2023 Clear blue water is starting to...