FUND RAISING Universities Are Facing Criticism for Taking Dirty Money. Do Their Donor Policies Protect Them? By Francie Diep OCTOBER 30, 2019 PREMIUM Is it time for new rules for donations to colleges and universities? Brown University apparently thought so. On...
Conversación sobre la burocracia de las universidades
How to avoid being sucked into the black hole of administration Bureaucracy is the bane of every academic’s life. But who is to blame for its proliferation – and how can it be kept in check? Six academics have their say – while a registrar offers an equal and opposite...
Libro reciente: Is College Merely Helping Those Who Need Help Least?
Is College Merely Helping Those Who Need Help Least? By Tara Westover THE YEARS THAT MATTER MOST How College Makes or Breaks Us By Paul Tough I am — to capitulate fully to the nomenclature — a “first gen,” meaning a first-generation college graduate. For me, as for...
Eric Posner, Libros recientes sobre meritocracia en USA
The Meritocracy Muddle Sep 13, 2019 ERIC POSNER Populist resentment against "elites" is a recurring feature of modern democracy, owing to the fact that popular sovereignty is at odds with the careful management of increasingly complex economies. But what causes public...
Media Lab del MIT: Fantasía y realidad
Hype vs. Reality at the MIT Media Lab By Nell Gluckman September 11, 2019 Cambridge, Mass. It was a validating moment for Caleb Harper. Norman Foster, the renowned architect who designed Apple’s circular headquarters, had come to the Massachusetts Institute of...
¿Existe el mérito y hay meritocracia?
Does meritocracy stall social mobility, entrench an undeserving elite, and undermine trust in higher education? Joan Wong for The Chronicle September 13, 2019 That seems to be the emerging bipartisan consensus. “On the evidence we have, the meritocratic ideal ends up...
Historia del sistema universitario argentino
“Historia del sistema universitario argentino” 11 septiembre, 2019 Viedma.- (APP) El viernes 20 de septiembre se estrena la serie en Canal Encuentro. Desde ese día, se emitirá cada viernes, a las 19.30. La serie producida por el Consejo Interuniversitario Nacional...
Estado de la educación superior en Polonia
Poland’s higher education reforms: power grab or necessary adjustment? Poland’s authoritarian government is routinely compared to its widely criticised counterpart in Hungary, and its university reforms sparked a wave of protest by students and academics fearful of...
Futura gestión universidades públicas en Brasil
Nova postagem no blog de Simon Schwartzman View this email in your browser O programa Future-se e a Educação Superior Brasileira By Simon on Aug 11, 2019 07:13 pm A convite do Instituto de Valorização da Educação e da Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo, um grupo de...
Desafíos de la Educación Superior Chilena
Participación en el en el seminario "Desafíos de la Educación Superior Chilena" realizado los días 8 y 9 de agosto en la ciudad de Iquique, Universidad de Tarapacá. Video-conferencia en el siguiente enlace: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6W6dlf_Xfo [Minuto...
Reforma educacional en México por M. Gil Antón
La Nueva Escuela Mexicana: una propuesta radical MANUEL GIL ANTÓN| 16/03/2024 |04:06 |Actualizada Manuel Gil Antón La...
Texto leido con ocasión del 30 aniversario del gobierno del Presidente Frei Ruiz Tagle
Estimado Presidente, amigas y amigos: Ustedes bien saben que el Presidente ordena y a los voceros no les queda otra...
Atrincherados
Atrincherados "En ambos frentes surge la interrogante: ¿en qué país vive el adversario?" José Joaquín Brunner, El...
Qué hace a una universidad
Don’t ditch research quality benchmarks, universities say Australian institutions say new research rules are not to...