Filter & Sort
Measuring Quality and Peformance: What Counts?
I recognize the importance of looking at higher education critically to determine what impact the experience has on individuals and societies but we seem to repeatedly resort to the same fallback strategies of “counting what can be counted.”
Presidential Tenure: The Long and the Short of It
The problems of the short public presidential tenure are worse than those of the long private tenure.
U.S. University Admissionsin the Good Old Days
When I first worked in university admissions more than 30 years ago the word “marketing” was completely taboo.
Politicians, Fake Degrees and Plagiarism
Are politicians more prone to this kind of hanky-panky than others in society? Is degree fakery and plagiarism a global epidemic?
The Other Higher Education
There are too many countries with highly educated taxi drivers. Not that someone with a university degree shouldn’t drive a taxi but only if this is a choice, not employment for lack of any other. What is the alternative?
Access to higher education: One exam, one door
Last week, 7 million Brazilians participated in a two-day exam to assess achievements in language, natural sciences, humanities, mathematics and writing.
The Preoccupation with China
It is difficult to imagine a university today that does not have (or is not considering) a China strategy. What is our preoccupation with China about?