Latin America: COVID-19 Challenges Higher Education By Eric Hershberg, Alexandra Flinn-Palcic, and Christopher Kambhu* The COVID‑19 pandemic has worsened the challenges that Latin American universities already faced and could have a potentially catastrophic impact on...
Desafíos para la educación superior chilena en el contexto de la pandemia
Columna, junio 2020 Desafíos para la educación superior chilena en el contexto de la pandemia Julio Labraña Vargas, Investigador Asociado del Centro de Políticas Comparadas en Educación Superior, Universidad Diego Portales. Leopoldo Ramírez Alarcón, Director Ejecutivo...
La distancia social en el campus del futuro próximo
Welcome to the Socially Distanced Campus By Francie Diep and Megan Zahneis May 26, 2020 PREMIUM Son of Alan for The Chronicle Darlene M. Campo welcomed her first students back on campus at 9:15 a.m. on May 11. Excited, they all arrived on time, or even early. Campo,...
Alex Usher: IN PANDEMUS VERITAS
IN PANDEMUS VERITAS MAY 25, 2020 | ALEX USHER One of the most interesting things about the pandemic is the questions it raises about the price of education. Can institutions reasonably expect to charge what they normally charge, given that the quality of an...
Social Scientists on COVID-19
Social Scientists on COVID-19 What motivates people to wear masks, the effects of social isolation on children and the elderly, infection rates among the incarcerated. These are just some of the COVID-19 research topics social scientists are investigating right now....
Examen de admisión en U de California: una decisión importante
University of California Board Votes Down SAT and ACT In five years, there will be a new test or UC will abandon use of standardized tests in admissions. By Scott Jaschik May 22, 2020 The University of California Board of Regents voted 23 to 0 to approve President...
Planificación universitaria frente a la crisis
‘Classic risk management tools’ helped protect the University of Tasmania, says its former management consultant boss May 19, 2020 By John Ross Consultancy contracts have been among the first expenses jettisoned as Australian universities face massive revenue...
La crisis del Covid-16 y el futuro de las universidades estatales en USA y Europa
US publics face survival battle and reconnection with local mission State institutions that survive crisis will face student influx and must prioritise ‘communities they were designed to serve’, experts say May 21, 2020 By Simon Baker Public universities in the US...
Community colleges permanecerán en línea
Community Colleges Likeliest to Stay Virtual As most four-year colleges continue to announce intentions to reopen campuses in the fall, many community colleges have said they will remain (mostly) virtual. By Madeline St. Amour May 20, 2020 Many of the institutions...
Exámenes de admisión: Universidad de California
Dropping the SAT and ACT -- for Good University of California plan could change the role of standardized testing in admissions -- and not just for the UC system. By Scott Jaschik May 18, 2020 University of California president Janet Napolitano last week proposed a...
Matemáticas: universal o (neo)colonial
Does indigenous knowledge have a place in mathematics? Acknowledging Aboriginal intellectual traditions could ‘bring...
Ranking de universidades con menos de 50 años
Overall rank is calculated from scores for 13 different performances indicators, grouped into five categories:...
Más sobre Gaza en los campus de USA
Why Encampments Scare College Presidents They’re weighing free speech against safety — and risking escalation....
La universidad de los EEUU frente a Gaza
Under the Jumbotron Anahid Nersessian, 6 MAY 2024 0 The Palestine Solidarity Encampment at UCLA on 1 May. Photo © Amy...