For College Finances, There’s No ‘Return to Normal’ - The critical problems facing higher education won’t end with the pandemic. By Mark S. LeClair, professor of economics at Fairfield University. JUNE 15, 2021 Higher ed is in trouble. It faces a demographic crunch in...
¿Por qué América Latina necesita universidades de clase mundial?
¿Por qué América Latina necesita universidades de clase mundial? ABRIL 14, 2021 Philip G. Altbach • Jamil Salmi América Latina —junto con el continente africano— es la región con la menor cantidad de universidades de investigación de alta calidad en el mundo. Ninguna...
La admisión a universidades de elite en EEUU. ¿un escándalo?
The Abiding Scandal of College Admissions The process has become an intrusive and morally presumptuous inquisition of an applicant’s soul. By Matt Feeney, APRIL 16, 2021 This year, Harvard applications were up 43 percent from last year. At Yale, applicants were up 33...
Educación y (des)igualdad
How education embedded inequality More education is not the solution to social inequality we think it is issue 94, 20th January 2021 Cristina Groeger | Historian of education and work in the modern United States and author of The Education Trap 1,537 words Read time:...
Revista electrónica: International Higher Education
Spring Issue No. 106 (2021) No. 106 Spring Issue 2021 00 No. 106 – Full issue Please click on the button below to download the full issue. DOI:https://doi.org/10.36197/IHE.2021.106.00 Spring Issue No. 106 (2021) No. 106 Spring Issue 2021 00 No. 106 – Full issue...
Más sobre el debate de la deuda estudiantil en los EEUU
March 12, 2021 By Jane Coaston and Spencer Bokat-Lindell Both of our jobs here in Opinion — as host of The Argument podcast (Jane) and host of the Debatable newsletter (Spencer) — are to understand what different people think about some of the country’s biggest...
Pobreza extrema y educación en USA
Tuesday, February 23, 2021 Newsletter A family of four living on $27,000 per year is, according to the federal government, not living in poverty. In fact, a family of four is defined by the government as living in poverty only when they earn at most $26,500....
Admisión, riqueza y mérito: U de Stanford – USA
Is Stanford Letting In Too Many Wealthy Students? Stanford's faculty votes for new policies designed to de-emphasize wealth, which isn't an official criteria for admission. Will the approach work? By Scott Jaschik February 16, 2021 STANFORD UNIVERSITY When The New...
Carrera académica en EEUU: la trampa en la mitad
The Associate-Professor Trap Moving up the ladder means dealing with endless bureaucracy. For many, it’s not worth it. By Paula Rabinowitz JANUARY 27, 2021 “Sustained rejection of a total institution often requires sustained orientation to its formal organization, and...
Politicas de la educación superior: gobierno Biden
Higher Ed Under Biden-Harris: Live Updates FEBRUARY 8, 2021 The Justice Department says it is dismissing its discrimination lawsuit against Yale University. In his first weeks in office, President Biden has promised to reverse several Trump-administration policies and...
Reforma educacional en México por M. Gil Antón
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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...