Critical Friends June 1st, 2018 - Alex Usher A few times a year I get asked to help with the drafting a university or college’s strategic plan. Usually nothing major: a little bit of environmental scanning, talking about industry trends, that kind of thing. I think...
Japón: evolución de la educación superior (III)
Better Know a Higher Ed System: Japan (Part 3) May 24th, 2018 - Alex Usher Japan is one of the world’s most hierarchical societies. You could have a pretty good argument about whether or not this is an artefact of the Tokugawa bakufu of the 17 th century or if it...
Japón: evolución de la educación superior (II)
Better Know a Higher Ed System May 22nd, 2018 - Alex Usher We all know that Japan is a technological leader, right? An “innovation nation”? And we all know innovation comes from universities, right? So Japanese universities must be kind of god-like in their...
Japón: evolución de su educación superior
Better Know a Higher Ed System: Japan (Part 1) May 22nd, 2018 - Alex Usher I haven’t done one of these in awhile and since I’m vacationing here, so it seems like it’s time. Japan is a fascinating country for any number of reasons, but one of them is that it has...
La historia del (exitoso) sistema de educación superior de EEUU
The Exceptionalism of American Higher Education May 17, 2018 DAVID F. LABAREEEvery major performance indicator has America's universities leading the world. Unfortunately for those who seek to emulate the US system, the American model reflects unique historical,...
Ranking de universidades españolas
La Autónoma de Barcelona y la de Navarra encabezan el último ‘ranking’ de universidades españolas Cataluña y País Vasco son las comunidades que más destacan en una clasificación que mide investigación, docencia o impacto internacional PILAR ÁLVAREZ, Madrid 9 MAY 2018...
¿Lucro en la educación superior?
Columna del día Martes 15 de mayo de 2018 Lucro en la educación superior Felipe Balmaceda: "El lucro debería estar prohibido, como lo sigue estando; los aranceles no deberían regularse, y el Estado debería proveer financiamiento no discriminatorio a través de fondos...
Doctorados en Red
Doctorados en Red AequalisAdm, 7 Mayo, 2018 (Daniel Chernilo, Director general de Investigación y Doctorados, Universidad Diego Portales).- Para distintos ránkings tanto nacionales como internacionales, la existencia de programas de doctorado es un indicador...
Trabajo académico bajo el managerialismo
Are You in a BS Job? In Academe, You’re Hardly Alone Specta Films C.E.P.E.C., Les Films de Mon Oncle By David Graeber MAY 06, 2018 PREMIUM Iwould like to write about the bullshitization of academic life: that is, the degree to which those involved in teaching...
Juntas directivas y riesgo (ingresos)
Risk (Income) April 18th, 2018 - Alex Usher Over the course of the last three days we’ve been talking about all kinds of risks: today, I want to talk about financial risks and particularly how institutions generate income. Greater institutional income is a panacea for...
Universidades inglesas: déficits y austeridad
72% of English universities set to go into deficit – OfS Brendan O’Malley, 15 November 2024 The higher education...
A. Usher: Strategy, Differentiation, and Culture
Strategy, Differentiation, and Culture November 19, 2024 | Alex Usher (This blog post is a version of a talk I gave at...
Punto cero de la política
Punto cero de la política "Es una lucha sin cuartel. Y, por ende, sin cuidado por la gobernabilidad de la democracia"...
Internacionalización de la universidad
Escenarios de innovación de la educación superior latinoamericana: La internacionalización en el cuadro de las...