Experts Speak
At universities, too, the rich grow richer
Share By Dr. Lawrence Wittner Although many Americans believe their universities are places where administrators and faculty members coexist on a fairly equal basis, the reality is that this is far from the case. According to recent surveys by the ... Read More »
Stanford professor and former NASA official explains how NASA might revive the Kepler space telescope
Share By Bjorn Carey Scott Hubbard, a consulting professor of aeronautics and astronautics, helped guide the Kepler mission when he served as director of NASA Ames Research Center. He explains how NASA might bring the planet-hunting spacecraft back online. NASA ... Read More »
Universities are relevant, U of O president says
Share Arts-degree skills in demand, never go out of style, Rock tells Canadian Club Despite a “myth” that universities are out of touch with economic realities, degree-holders are needed to fill jobs and campuses are important “for reasons that cannot ... Read More »
Australia: Cuts send a poor message to Asia
Share By Brian Stoddart There is predictable and justified pushback from the Australian university sector concerning the $900 million eliminated from the higher education forward estimates to support the necessary investment in the basic education system. Beyond the immediate operational ... Read More »
Japan: Improving teaching at universities
Share The University of Tokyo seeks to improve the quality of teaching methods at Japanese universities by introducing a new course for graduate students. This seemingly small but potentially important new direction marks a shift in priorities from research skills ... Read More »
Reform Australian universities by cutting their bureaucracies
Share Universities drive a knowledge economy, generate new ideas and teach people how to think critically. Anything other than strong investment in them will likely harm Australia. But as Australian politicians are preparing to reform the university sector, there is ... Read More »
Editorial: Universities were the big losers in the summit on higher education
Share And their loss will ultimately be reflected in the quality of higher education to which Quebecers have access In some respects, and for some people, the much ballyhooed summit on higher education was indeed a success. Others, however, were ... Read More »
Opinion: Free university education not just a francophone thing
Share By Nadia Hausfather The two-day summit on higher education will end today, and yet even before it started, it appeared the governing Parti Québécois had already decided on the outcome. In recent weeks we witnessed a strange ballet. While ... Read More »
University rectors want Summit to look at education quality
Share University rectors say the coming summit on post-secondary education has to be a true debate on the fundamental mission of Quebec’s universities, not just more bickering over tuition fees. The rectors say the issue of who should pay for ... Read More »
Opinion: University budget cuts will hamper educator training
Share By Helene Perrault Over the last 12 months, Quebec has been subjected to a deep social crisis in which students have taken centre stage to denounce our university system, and more specifically to protest against the projected increase in ... Read More »
