Distancia por tiempos. Blog de educación El papel de la educación superior en la crisis social chilena FEBRERO 26, 2020 José Joaquín Brunner Una pregunta concita la mayor atención en la sociedad chilena, desde los salones burgueses a los comedores populares, de las...
Barreras a la movilidad social en EEUU
The Barriers to Mobility Why Higher Ed’s Promise Remains Unfulfilled Kevin Van Aelst for The Chronicle December 31, 2019 By KARIN FISCHER For generations of Americans, higher education was a ladder — study hard and you could climb into the middle class. A college...
Mercado laboral de graduados en Canadá
View as Webpage New Data on Labour Market Outcomes February 13th 2020 - Alex Usher A couple of weeks ago, the Labour Market Information Council released a whack of material, produced by Ross Finnie and his Education Policy Research Initiative, on graduate labour...
DIRECTIVOS universitarios de EEUU frente a desafíos del 2020
BRIEF 7 college presidents share their biggest challenges for 2020 We checked in with the execs who contributed columns for last year's President Speaks series to ask what hurdles they expect on their campus this year. Credit: Fotolia By Education Dive Staff Published...
Simon Marginson: Universidades británicas tras el Brexit
How should the UK position itself in the new geopolitics of higher education? With Brexit, we’re on the precipice of a new world order, but UK universities have first mover advantage if they act fast, says Simon Marginson January 30, 2020 By Simon Marginson Tomorrow...
Ideas para reformar la admisión: debate en los EEUU
How to Stand Up for Equity in Admissions? Experts Share 5 Ideas By Eric Hoover JANUARY 28, 2020 PREMIUM Los Angeles On Tuesday morning, Robert J. Massa described a daunting goal: Restoring the public’s faith in the admissions process. At the University of Southern...
Jornada laboral académica
WORKING HOURS JANUARY 29, 2020 | ALEX USHER I was intrigued to read this story in the Times Higher Education about Dutch academics complaining about having to work “structural unpaid overtime” of 12-15 hours per week, which this report says is 36% above their regular...
Educación superior en el Asia
View as Webpage Silliness About Asian Higher Education January 21st 2020 - Alex Usher For the last decade or so, “the rise of Asia” has been a common refrain. It alludes to the region’s economic rise (which is undeniable) but then goes on to equate the region’s higher...
Tendencias futuras en la EEUU
DEEP DIVE 7 higher education trends to watch in 2020 College consolidation, partnerships with employers and the effects of deregulation are among the topics we'll have our eye on this year. Jeremy Bauer-Wolf@jbeowulf Jan. 1, 2020 Higher education made a striking...
Mercantilización de la educación superior
How College Became a Commodity Market-based thinking is at the heart of how academe thinks of itself. That’s a travesty. January 14, 2020 By DAVID SESSIONS This past summer, Alaska’s Republican governor, Mike Dunleavy, announced a draconian plan to slash...
Conversacion de Alex Usher y Paula Clasing sobre gratuidad de la educación superior en Chile
NOVEMBER 16, 2023 | ALEX USHER Chile: A Decade of Gratuidad Hi. I’m Alex Usher and the is the World of Higher...
Hacia el cierre del ciclo constitucional: ¿y luego qué?
Hacia el cierre del ciclo constitucional: ¿y luego qué? Hemos ido adquiriendo -a través de este largo proceso de...
Conversación sobre SLEP, crisis en Atacama y perspectivas futuras
Desde el Jardín 13 de noviembre 2023 Cristián Warnken conversa con el sociólogo y ex ministro de Educación, José...
Destrucción y reconstrucción de universidades en Ucrania
NOVEMBER 13, 2023 | ALEX USHER Reconstruction Something on a lot of people’s minds in higher education– at least,...