As the Crow Flies - By Jack Stripling - Inside Higher Education – July 16, 2010
“Arizona State University has serious problems, and that’s just the way Michael Crow wants it. Since Crow was named president of Arizona State eight years ago, the university has increasingly organized itself with an eye toward attacking some of the world’s greatest challenges. Rather than divide an institution into academic departments – those are just social constructs…” More>
Financing Higher Education Worldwide – By D. Bruce Johnstone and Pamela N. Marcucci – The Johns Hopkins University Press – June 24, 2010
“Who pays for higher education? Whether talking about the government role or the student responsibility, the question is controversial all over the world, and many policies are in flux. Financing Higher Education Worldwide...” More>
Bologna Beyond Europe - By Elizabeth Redden - Inside Higher Education- June 07, 2010.
“In March, 11 years after its inception, the European Higher Education Area became an actual place, its 47 member nations having agreed, among other things, to develop comparable and easily transferable degrees -- with a focus on learning outcomes..." More>
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Aboriginal women do better by degrees - By Joe Friesen - The Globe and Mail - April 07, 2010.
"University graduates earn more than non-aboriginal women with the same education. The argument for pursuing higher education couldn't be clearer: Aboriginal women with a univerity degree earn more, on average, than their non-aboriginal conterparts, according to a new study..." More>
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Alberta rejects most tuition-hike requests - By Elizabeth Church - The Globe and Mail - April 07, 2010.
"The Alberta government is holding the line on tuition fees, rejecting all but a handful of requests for hikes in..." More>
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The Elephant in the Room: Curricular Glut - Commentary: March 28, 2010.
"In our current recession, which has led to deep budget cuts, few public institutions are operating normally - except, perhaps, in an area that expands at the expense of faculty and staff members even in less straitened times: the curriculum..." More>
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