As students in many countries receive their final degree marks amid perennial concerns about grade inflation, three scholars reflect on their experiences of being pressured to mark more leniently, while one considers how to enhance the fairness of mar
Not surprisingly, while listening to some of the talks at the Summit, I found myself musing about some of the very different ways that various players in higher education are conceptualizing globalization, and how this was related to the place-based identity of most higher education institutions....
Fulfilling the potential of US higher education Postsecondary education leads to better jobs, greater economic mobility, and more. Can higher ed institutions extend that promise to millions more people? This report is a collaborative effort by Diana ...
As the season of goodwill comes around again, warm words about collegiality and fellowship have been dutifully corralled into all-staff missives from university leaders. But in an era of management, metrics and industrial unrest, does the image of the ac
While being a locomotive engineer is rewarding, it comes with challenges because trains operate 24/7. In the early stages of the career, work schedules can be unpredictable. Certain jobs can take time away from family, so engineers and conductors may miss holidays and important events. ...
阅读理解 Many private institutions of higher education around the country are in danger.Not all will be saved, and perhaps not all deserve to be saved.There are low-quality schools just as there are low-quality businesses.We have no duty to save them
“Education is going to play an even bigger part in the post-jobs society than it does now. One of the things that people will do is learn stuff,” he says. “When you get retired people, when you get aristocrats that don’t have to work, people with independent wealth, they learn ...
Because what we all do is same (we’re admitting students, then educating them, then getting money off them), and why we do what we do is same (we want to get the right student, we want to give them quality education, we want to place them in good jobs, and we want them to be...
or who may look for jobs outside of academia, linkedin is the place to be. as we all live more in front of screens this year, it's important to be even more intentional with our time online. these recommendations for online networking will help you build community among academics, whether...
Higher education systems in Australia and elsewhere have for some time now relied on rising student debt, precarious work and financial dependence on overseas students and market investments. This is not a system for which to be nostalgic and, when this pandemic is over, I’d love to be able...