Universities punished for defending democratic values Juan Carlos Navarro 21 January 2023 Venezuela has been in the headlines for quite some time, given a succession of several rather extreme events. Within a few years, more than six million migrants – out of a...
Europa: Contexto político y educación superior
Universities and elections: Democratic actors or reactors? Sjur Bergan 21 January 2023 When one explores the issue of universities and elections, as University World News does in this and its previous edition, one should ask at least three questions: are universities...
Contexto político global y educación superior
Higher education can reverse its democratic recession William G Tierney 21 January 2023 One need not be a linguist to acknowledge the fluidity of language. In 1977 Lewis B Mayhew, one of academe’s preeminent scholars of higher education, penned Legacy of the...
Sudáfrica: Corrupción en la educación superior
National task force for HE security after attack on university leader Edwin Naidu 14 January 2023 The apparent assassination attempt on one of South Africa’s top university leaders, in which his bodyguard was killed, has highlighted the threat of corruption that...
¿Quién le tiene miedo a ChatGPT?
Why I’m Not Scared of ChatGPT The limits of the technology are where real writing begins. By Christopher Grobe! JANUARY 18, 2023 Each time I embark on a new writing project, I find that I’ve forgotten how to write. I type and delete sentence fragments. I list claims...
USA: Las nuevas condiciones postpandemia de la economía política universitaria
The Shrinking of Higher Ed In the past, colleges grew their way out of enrollment crises. This time looks different. By Karin Fischer, AUGUST 12, 2022 Nearly 1.3 million students have disappeared from American colleges during the Covid-19 pandemic, raising...
Libertad académica en America Latina y EEUU
Is Academic Freedom a Human Right? In Mexico, a conference raises provocative questions about politics and the university By Jeffrey Aaron Snyder JANUARY 11, 2023 Is academic freedom a basic human right? This was just one of many provocative questions I had...
¿Hechos científicamente validados?
‘Institute for scientific facts’ aims to smash fake news Mass polls of global scientists could help to debunk myths about extent of division on contested issues January 10, 2023 Jack Grove With a cacophony of scientific voices on social media – some well informed,...
Brasil: Esperanças na Educação
Esperanças na Educação By Simon on Jan 13, 2023 07:21 am (Publicado em O Estado de São Paulo, 13 de janeiro de 2023) Com Camilo Santana e Izolda Cela na liderança no Ministério da Educação (MEC), surge a esperança de que o País consiga, finalmente, enfrentar o grave...
Variedad de soportes para la comunicación del trabajo académico
Don’t jettison traditional academic writing just yet Academic writing is transforming – into comics, podcasts, installations – but that doesn’t mean bog-standard peer-reviewed papers are less key to institutional status or individual promotion, writes Pat Thomson...
PNUD: Informe de Desarrollo Humano a escala global
McKinsey Global Institute Has the drive toward human development been thrown into reverse? September 3, 2024 | Podcast...
Universidades de clase mundial, modelo en discusión
Report calls for end to ‘world-class university’ model Nic Mitchell 04 September 2024 A radical report calls on...
¿Controvertida propuesta para sustituir el CAE?
Septiembre 4, 2024 #Política Cómo y por qué el ministro Cataldo reflotó la controvertida propuesta para sustituir el...
Financiamiento de la educación superior: una oportunidad
Financiamiento de la educación superior: una oportunidad José Joaquín Brunner y Mario Alarcón: “... es esencial que...