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Top 15 Controversial Honorary Doctorates
on Apr 18, 2007 in humor higher education The tradition of awarding honorary degrees stems from Oxford University. These degrees were first awarded here in the 14th century and were given mostly to academic scholars. Nowadays the recipients range from academics to politicians to artists. Lat...
Aussie news bites
on Apr 21, 2007 in australia higher education Time for some higher education news from down under.The biggest event the past week was definitely the launch of Melbourne University - New Style. The so-called Melbourne Model is based on six broad undergraduate programs followed by a professional g...
Higher Education and Statistics
on Apr 22, 2007 in australia higher education ranking politics The OECD has issued its latest Factbook. The OECD factbook 2007 contains a large amount of indicators on issues ranging from economics to the environment and from population to health. And of course on higher education. Some time ago I've been critic...
M.I.T. Admissions Head Caught in 28 Year-Old Lie!
on Apr 26, 2007 in M.I.T. Admissions head forced out admissions dean caught in lie education lies Marilee Jones Massachussetts Institute of Technology higher education DO AS I SAY, NOT AS I DO...She Needed TherapyMarilee Jones was the Dean of Admissions at Massachusetts Institute of Technology who was forced to step down from that position on Monday. In a note of bittersweet irony, since last fall Ms. Jones ha...
Blame it on the rankings
on Apr 26, 2007 in UK higher education ranking Serious critique on rankings and league tables. This time not about the flawed methodologies and inaccuracies in the data collection, but on the detrimental effects of rankings. They 'erode academic vigour' and they 'threaten the country's prosperity...