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Philip G. Altbach

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Philip G. Altbach is Research Professor and Founding Director of the Center for International Higher Education at Boston College.

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Philip G. Altbach
3 years
It takes more than money for China to lure the best talent to its universities. China’s Young Thousand Talents fails to attract ‘top’ scientists https://t.co/rmGvSFicpI via @timeshighered
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timeshighereducation.com
But situation may change with scale-up of programme, potentially causing talent shortfall in US, authors suggest
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Philip G. Altbach
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A Playbook for Knocking Down Higher Ed https://t.co/om7hbfT2sp This is why America's potential for winning Nobel prizes in the future will be much reduced. Less basic research means fewer Nobels -- and a weakened economy and society.
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chronicle.com
A decade ago, Wisconsin’s governor made college a wedge issue. Now his approach has gone national.
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Philip G. Altbach
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Globalization is not dead. Here is the label from a bag of cashew nuts from Costco. Product from many countries. Packaged in Vietnam. And it ends up on the shelf at Costco.
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Philip G. Altbach
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Globalization is not dead. Here is the label from a bag of cashew nuts from Costco. Product from many countries. Packaged in Vietnam. And it ends up on the shelf at Costco.
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Philip G. Altbach
3 years
More traditional-age students enroll at fully online universities https://t.co/YSUU8y0Tuu An interesting trend, of course. But especially for high school grads, does a one-year BA by distance educ constitute education? Perhaps a title of skills training?
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Philip G. Altbach
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India’s elite private universities are a breath of fresh air https://t.co/FUxMDLlSI0 via @timeshighered This is one of the most interesting developments in Indian higher education in recent years.
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But affordability holds these non-profit innovators back from fully competing with top public institutions, say Philip Altbach and Eldho Mathews
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Philip G. Altbach
3 years
Internazionalizzazione nell’istruzione superiore https:/www.sussidiarieta.net/nuova-atlantide/cn3554/internazionalizzazione-nell-rsquo-istruzione-superiore.html
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Philip G. Altbach
4 years
Much of the for-profit sector in the US is a key cause for student debt and other bad practices. Biden sets new limits on for-profit colleges https://t.co/rgMudT1ENs via @timeshighered
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Administration nears completion of regulatory overhaul with new rules on student aid, non-profit conversions and prison recruiting
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Philip G. Altbach
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If India wants "world class" higher eduction--academic freedom must be assured. Scholars ‘reprimanded by universities’ for criticising Indian government https://t.co/bUdEnp7Juf via @timeshighered
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Administrators are noting who is signing petitions critical of government or speaking out publicly, lecturers say
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Philip G. Altbach
4 years
Strengthening doctoral education in Africa is of great importance if African universities are to develop top research capacity. New book interrogates doctoral training across continent
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universityworldnews.com
A new book on doctoral training in Africa emphasises its significance for higher education, societal well-being and economic development. Against a ba...
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Philip G. Altbach
4 years
The academic publishing system is in deep crisis. This article points out some of the problems. Academic publishing: Don’t let the number crunchers win
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universityworldnews.com
If academia is about the search for truth, we should be willing to look at a truth about our own profession: the pressure to publish fails to serve an...
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Philip G. Altbach
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Why has UNESCO ignored the key research mission of universities? Research mission of universities – Missing from UNESCO roadmap
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universityworldnews.com
Research and research-intensive universities are central to higher education and to our future, so why are they missing from UNESCO’s latest roadmap...
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Philip G. Altbach
4 years
India is interested in hosting branch campuses--and also establishing some overseas--problems are significant. A Harvard branch in India, prospects and challenges - The Hindu
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It will be worthwhile for policymakers to look at the experience of other countries for positive and negative lessons
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