…commoditized view of universities by sustaining the impression that simple comparisons among institutions can be made in a like-for-like manner. To understand the limitations of university rankings, it is informative…
READ MORE…fields more enthusiastically funded by the community. I always exercised my academic freedom to something close to a maximum. In the spring of 1974, during a free speech crisis on…
READ MORE…design. I had been writing short stories, and it so happened that one of these short stories caught fire. It simply went on and on and on, to the point…
READ MORE…To put it simply, universities cannot afford to be a sanitized technocratic universe at this time. It would simply be politically irresponsible. It is time to do less and better,…
READ MORE…supports debate, discussion, and thought, students become better people who more completely understand the complexities of life and are better able to think and lead. Thus universities have traditionally represented…
READ MORE…to (and for) themselves—actively engaging the widest possible sections of our many communities. Fourth is the involvement of universities in their communities—not simply as large-scale employers and spenders, in the…
READ MORE…on historical evidence.” There was public outrage about the Facebook post by students and community groups, and a call for MacDonald’s dismissal. Freedom of expression? The Toronto Star reported that…
READ MORE…performance funding had no discernible effects on retention or degree completions at Washington State’s community colleges, when compared with jurisdictions without performance funding mechanisms. This follows a 2013 policy brief…
READ MORE…private schools. Impact on Canada The culture of the American system is transforming higher education in Canada as universities attempt to compete in global rankings. It is difficult to compete…
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