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Korean Students in China’s Universities
“Korean students are everywhere on campus.” Korean students have become the largest group in international students at China’s academic institutions for a decade. In 2004, there were 43,617 Korean tertiary-level students in China, including 14,464 students in degree programs; in 2008, the total Korean students climbed to 66,806, including 25,701 students in degree programs. But along with the large scale participation of Korean students, there are several potential problems that should attract the attention of Korean students and their parents, the Korean and Chinese governments, Chinese universities, and other stakeholders.
You Can't Be a Feminist and Have Kids (Or: Everything You Do Is Wrong)
This week, The New York Times is running a series on the benefits and pitfalls of attachment parenting in its Room for Debate section, inspired by Elisabeth Badinter's "The Conflict." For the most part, the essays are thoughtful and measured, and some of them (Erica Jong's and Annie Urban's in particular, I think) discuss important factors in child-rearing.
Guest Post: The Inferiority of Blackness as a Subject
A guest post from a Tweep on the recent controversy on the "value" of Black Studies.
Learning to Reflect – Getting Through a “Mid-Degree Crisis”
I'm not sure if this Grad Student phenomenon has a name yet, but I'll give it one - "The mid-degree crisis." You are about two years into your degree, but still two (or more) years away from finishing.
Your Trip Technology and a Startup Opportunity
Has IHE ever served as that virtual meeting place that enabled technology and education minded people to get together to start a company?
Friday Fragments
“What is space expanding into?” -- The Boy
Communications, Social Media, and Technology Are Not Synonyms
Social media are not technology. Please, for the sake of dialog, think about that statement for a minute or two. Now, think about this: Communications is not just social media. And finally, ruminate on this for a while: Technology assists, enables, and provides a platform for communications.
Math Geek Mom: Human Capital Investment
In economics, we talk about purchasing machinery that is used in producing a product as “investment” in capital, and in acquiring skills and experience that will help an employee perform a job more efficiently as “human capital investment.” It is this later type of investment that seems to be on the forefront of the minds of many of my fellow parents who I run into lately.