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Marek Kwiek: Knowledge Production in Central European Universities Revisited
More modern higher education and innovation systems alone would not drive economic competitiveness. There is a wide, although gradual bridging of the East/West gap related to a multitude of factors including tax systems, legal systems and transportation infrastructure. Knowledge production in universities in the region cannot be assessed in isolation from the larger economic environment. Higher education institutions cannot be held solely responsible for low economic competitiveness, and higher education reforms cannot be expected to bear economic results as quickly as policymakers in the region expect.
The Calculus of Cupcakes
I have been following with interest the comments section of the recent New York Times article on the "cupcake wars," which explores the tensions among PTA parents in neighborhoods that are gentrifying.
What's New at University of Venus? 31 March 3012
What’s New at UVenus: If you missed the recent #femlead Twitter chat on Mentorship, led by Brenda Bethman, you can find the transcript here.
Deterritorializing Academic Freedom: Reflections Inspired by Yale-NUS College (and the London Eye)
To what degree is academic freedom being geographically unsettled – deterritorialized, more accurately – in the context of the globalization of higher education? This was one of the issues I was asked about a few days ago when I spoke to a class of New York-based Columbia University students about the globalization of higher education, with a brief case study about Singapore’s global higher education hub development agenda.
Old Dog, New Tricks
A senior professor gets help from a junior colleague in creating an electronic portfolio for her five-year post-tenure review. Karen Hoelscher and Paula Dagnon describe the process.
Why Research Universities Must Change
Government disinvestment is hurting the country's research institutions. But new public spending on higher education is unlikely if we do not take undergraduate learning more seriously, Hunter Rawlings writes.
Talking Back to Academic Stereotypes
Each month, the writers at University of Venus share their answers to a question we pose for the higher education sector. This month’s question comes to us from Melonie Fullick: What is your least favourite stereotype about academic work?
The New LMS Product: You
Some thoughts on the new LMS market, which as Blackboard's pivot might show, might not be about the LMS product itself any longer. So where's the money to be made for companies like Blackboard? Where's the value for universities? It's in the data.