The Chronicle Review
The Epic, Secret Struggle to Educate Iran's Bahais
A persecuted population, against all odds, has created and sustained its own institute.
WorldWise
Opinion and Ideas
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Hard Lessons in Bahrain
Educational reform is important. But certain basic democratic social reforms must come first.
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To Judge International Branch Campuses, We Need to Know Their Goals
Too often, the intent of these high-profile projects is far from clear.
Planet Academe
International Career Advice
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Globalizing Your Academic Career
A search consultant and an American expat academic offer advice on working overseas.
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An Interdisciplinary, Bicontinental Life
How a doctoral student manages a research project that traverses two fields and two countries.
News
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For Universities Looking Abroad, Brazil Promises Opportunity and Challenge
Drawn by the country's prosperity and commitment to higher education, British and American institutions are looking south. But partnerships aren't always easy to form.
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What's in a Name? For Yale in Singapore, a Whole Lot
Complaints about the partnership are varied, but much of the discussion comes down to what exactly it means to put the esteemed university's name on a new college.
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Europe's Austerity Measures Take Toll on Academe
Professors, postdocs, lecturers, researchers, and students are all feeling the effects of drastic measures from Portugal to Britain.
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In Talks at International Education Summit, Differences and Common Goals Emerge
Fifteen countries were represented at the meeting. Speakers noted some hindrances to collaboration but agreed on the importance of expanding education and ensuring quality.
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Britain Announces Plan to Make Publicly Financed Research Freely Available
The move is a major boost to the open-access movement, but the government shared no details about how it will make the plan a reality.
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China's Universities Struggle to Keep Pace With a Booming Economy
Professors want to buy updated textbooks, do away with outmoded courses, and find jobs for thousands of graduates.
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New Leader of NYU Shanghai Has Built Other Bridges to China
Jeffrey S. Lehman, who will lead the university's liberal-arts campus in China, founded a law-school in that country and advised NYU's president on the project.
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In Brazil, a Conference on Internationalization Debates Its Dangers
The Congress of the Americas covered concerns about the increasingly commercial focus of internationalization and the early trials of a new Brazilian scholarship program.
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With Student Strikes Creating Havoc in Quebec, Talks Aim to Resolve Impasse
For 11 weeks, protests have disrupted campuses across the province and paralyzed traffic in Montreal. At issue is a planned 75-percent tuition increase.
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