Harvard and other elite universities in the USA are targets of Donald Trump and his administration, accusing them of biases in their treatment of students based on their ideological views. This attack builds on efforts to control the governance of private universities, such as members of the Ivy League and other top ranked universities. In … Continue reading Universities for All
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Good Courses and Programmes Attract Good Students: It is not about saying ‘no’ to other institutions
An engaging but provocative article in the Guardian suggested that a woman's daughter said 'no' to Oxbridge institutions by choosing to join an innovative programme at Leeds University. I simply would like to suggest that her daughter did not reject the Oxbridge universities. Instead, she positively pursued a degree programme she found more attractive and … Continue reading Good Courses and Programmes Attract Good Students: It is not about saying ‘no’ to other institutions
What Happened to our Academic Culture?
Universities – along with their centers, departments, and colleges – vary greatly in the vibrancy of their respective academic culture (intellectual climate). Nevertheless, no university can be complacent about the vitality of their culture for academic excellence – least they lose it. Of course, there is no single academic culture. There are differences in the … Continue reading What Happened to our Academic Culture?
University Rankings
Years ago, I was always amused by a refrain to the effect that my university - at that time -was one of fifty universities in the top 25 across the USA. I read today in a story about American college basketball that 'a whopping 42 teams have spent time in the top 25 this year'.* … Continue reading University Rankings