Tag: college
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What kind of university can help reduce poverty?
Tristan McCowan, UCL Institute of Education For decades, development agencies have encouraged low and middle-income countries to focus their education spending on primary schools and basic ... -
Diverse Conversations: Being Transparent
Many higher education professionals often complain that the higher ups at their institutions are not transparent in their dealings. This can have a negative impact on ... -
How can HBCUs raise more alumni dollars?
Anyone following Historically Black Colleges and Universities knows that it has been a tumultuous few years. Saint Paul’s College closing its doors to new students and ... -
Diverse Conversations: Leading a Small Liberal Arts University
For those who aspire to become a college/university president, one of the biggest decisions that you will make is whether a large or small college/university presidency ... -
US losing its dominance in global higher education market
Jason Lane, University at Albany, State University of New York The Conversation’s international teams are collaborating on a series of articles about the Globalisation of Higher ... -
Early-career researchers the missing link for STEM diversity
Maggie Hardy, The University of Queensland When high school physics teacher Moses Rifkin wrote a recent blog post on “Teaching Social Justice in the Physics Classroom,” ... -
Change is Here: Why Higher Education Needs the Hispanic Community to Succeed
The face of higher education is rapidly evolving as more middle- to low-class young people find ways to obtain a college degree or technical training. The ... -
Diverse Conversations: Navigating the Academy
For young scholars at the undergraduate, and graduate levels, sometimes it’s hard for them to learn how “navigate the academy” – learning to take advantage of ... -
Focus on college affordability obscures real problem: we’re overeducated
Nader Habibi, Brandeis University Since the cost of going to college is an important concern for a large segment of voters, the 2016 presidential candidates are ... -
3 Things You Should Know About College Degrees and Marriage
What are your thoughts on the relationship between college and marriage? You might be wondering, “Which relationship?” Well, we’ve all heard the daunting statistics about marriage ...