With locations in Atlanta and Savannah, Georgia, and Lacoste, France, the Savannah College of Art and Design—SCAD, for short—is unlike any university in the world. Founded in 1978, SCAD just celebrated its 40th anniversary; in that time, the university has grown to more than 15,000 students and boasts an impressive list of alumni, from fashion […] … learn more→
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New scenarios and university trend
The change is inherent to the University, but now it takes on new dimensions and perspectives, already perceptible before the Covid-19 crisis and accelerated and intensified with it, which entail substantial transformations in practically all areas: in the supports, the methods , the contents of the teachings, the structures, the organization, the modes of relationship and even the university […] … learn more→
Massive online open courses see exponential growth during COVID-19 pandemic
Massive open online classes, or MOOCs, have seen a surge in enrollments since March. Enrollment at Coursera – an online platform that offers MOOCs, has skyrocketed and was 640% higher from mid-March to mid-April than during the same period last year, growing from 1.6 to 10.3 million. The surge was driven in part by giving free […] … learn more→
Let’s break the cliquey conference circuit
Scientific meetings used to be relatively small, somewhat amateurish get-togethers of people interested in the very latest findings in various subfields. But, as Henry Ford II noted, “small cars, small profits; big cars…” And so, over the past 25 years, many conferences morphed into larger, professionally run annual events, attendance of which was almost expected […] … learn more→
Ransomware criminals are targeting US universities
As COVID-19 cases in the U.S. continue to climb, government and higher education leaders have been focused on doing what it takes to protect campus communities from the global pandemic. But college and university leaders would be wise if they were just as vigilant about protecting their sensitive data from the cybercriminals who are becoming increasingly […] … learn more→
Harness the power of the university as a new actor in global diplomacy
Although it has been a major actor in international relations , the country is now experiencing various challenges in dealing with contemporary issues – such as the climate crisis, pandemics, terrorism, to economic inequality – because it is often inefficient or even corrupt . This led to the emergence of a number of non-state actors. For example, terrorist groups such […] … learn more→
Radical reform to student visas is required for UK higher education
Across the world, international students are making last minute decisions about whether to enrol in university courses this September or defer until 2021. But study destination countries are responding differently to this challenge. Australian universities have indicated that they will allow international students to enter the country before all internal state borders have opened. Meanwhile, […] … learn more→
Trump’s ICE U-turn will not save universities from the fallout
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agency’s announcement last week that international students should go home if their US campuses are unable to provide on-campus instruction in the autumn always looked arbitrary. Hence, it is no surprise that the government has backed down in the face of a widespread outcry and legal threats from some […] … learn more→
Post-Covid exam success : results too good to be true?
At the end of a school year turned upside down by the Covid-19, one can only be struck by the importance of the progression of success in exams. The phenomenon affects both secondary and higher education. At the end of the first year of university, the success rates in the baccalaureate are “exceptional”. There is an increase of 10 to 12% compared […] … learn more→
4 things students should know about their health insurance and COVID-19 before heading to college this fall
As colleges and universities decide whether or not to reopen their campuses this fall, much of the discussion has focused on the ethics behind the decision and the associated health risks of in-person instruction. As a researcher who studies health insurance policy, I see two important gaps in this discussion: 1) Who should pay the cost of treating the inevitable COVID-19 cases […] … learn more→
