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Commuter University
Winnipeg, Canada I work and attend a commuter University. It’s in the heart of downtown, and in Winnipeg, downtown is...
ABC's and PhD.'s: Dilemmas
At a recent birthday party one of my daughter’s friends received a copy of the young readers edition of the...
Governing world university rankers: an agenda for much needed reform
Editors' note: if you are exploring GlobalHigherEd today please be aware that we've loaded up two entries today regarding the...
College Try
One doesn't grow up wanting to be a college president. Firefighter, yes. Doctor, certainly. But college president? Even the principal's...
Rankings: a case of blurry pictures of the academic landscape?
Editors' note: this guest entry has been kindly contributed by Pablo Achard (University of Geneva). After a PhD in particle...
A Federal Impediment to Quicker Degrees
Colleges have begun heeding the call to be more innovative, writes Senator Lamar Alexander -- who says a simple change in student loan policy can help colleges offer three-year diplomas.
Moonlighting
Should professors with full-time positions at college A be allowed to teach as adjuncts at college B? According to this...
Mothering at Mid-Career: Learning from Failure
This past Sunday the New York Times magazine section was devoted to education, and especially to education and technology. I...