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May 29, 2014
If the university can’t guarantee that laborers on its United Arab Emirates campus are treated fairly, how can it guarantee that its professors there can teach without concern? Matt J. Duffy explains.
May 19, 2014
When it comes to support for university research in Australia, one lecturer says, “More budget cuts, please.”
By Ellen Hazelkorn May 8, 2014
Given the global surge in interest in university rankings, American colleges should have anticipated the president’s plan, says Ellen Hazelkorn.
April 28, 2014
Sending students to developing countries is in vogue, but so-called traditional locations still offer rich educational environments, says Michael Woolf.
By Nigel Thrift April 15, 2014
Academics appear to have become more courteous to one another, but nasty online rants remain pervasive, says Nigel Thrift.
April 2, 2014
If overseas programs aren’t revamped for a generation of globally minded students, they risk becoming marginalized, says William G. Durden.
By Nigel Thrift March 28, 2014
Australia and Indonesia are on the vanguard of important developments in higher education that the world should be watching, says Nigel Thrift.
March 12, 2014
Previous big efforts to expand overseas study have failed; here’s how the latest push can avoid their mistakes, writes Mark Salisbury, of Augustana College in Illinois.
By Marion Lloyd March 10, 2014
While the focus has rightfully been on the violent crackdown, higher education is at the heart of the fight, says Marion Lloyd.
By Nigel Thrift February 28, 2014
In the digital age, societal trends can grow in short amounts of time, calling for a new way to study human behavior, says Nigel Thrift.