Dani Rodrik's "The Globalization Paradox"

Dani Rodrik's "The Globalization Paradox"

It is dogma among economists and right-thinking members of the political and business elite that globalization is good and more of it is even better. That is why they invariably view anyone who dissents from this orthodoxy as either ignorant of the logic of comparative advantage or selfishly protectionist.

But what if it turns out that globalization is more of a boon to the members of the global elite than it is to the average Jose?

France's Challenge: Embracing Academic Globalization Without Fear

France's Challenge: Embracing Academic Globalization Without Fear - Commentary - The Chronicle of Higher Education

France's academic mobility is a two-sided coin. On the one hand, such mobility can be considered a loss for France, depriving it of its most skilled and talented human capital after it provided a free education. In the case of the highly selective grandes écoles, students receive a salary while they attend, which makes the question of "return on investment" particularly acute when they decide to pursue their careers outside France.

Celebrating the Culture of Science

Celebrating the Culture of Science

There is an increasing worldwide consensus on the vital importance of Science for personal, social, economic, and political development. This has spurred many countries to increase their investments in science and technology. But funding research is not enough: Nations must also promote cultures that celebrate science and its values of reasoning, openness, tolerance, and respect for evidence, just as they celebrate the arts and humanities that enrich everyone's lives. Not only formal education but informal outreach is critical in achieving this goal.

AFRICA: Lessons in linking universities to development

University World News - AFRICA: Lessons in linking universities to development: "South African economist Pundy Pillay conducted studies of three systems that successfully link higher education to development, in an effort to distill lessons for Africa. Among the key findings from the surveys of Finland, South Korea and North Carolina in the US were the needs to build higher education on a solid foundation of high-quality, equitable schooling, for higher participation rates with institutional differentiation, and for strong state steering."

Big History Project

Home: "Each history offers valuable insights. Together, they reveal even more. Big history weaves evidence and insights from many scientific and historical disciplines into a single, accessible origin story – one that explores who we are, how we got here, how we are connected to everything around us, and where we may be heading."

After Globalization: Amazon.ca: Eric Cazdyn, Imre Szeman: Books

After Globalization: Amazon.ca: Eric Cazdyn, Imre Szeman: Books

Connecting higher education and development

University World News - AFRICA: Connecting higher education and development: "The Higher Education Research and Advocacy Network in Africa, HERANA, has gathered the most comprehensive and systematic data on a group of Sub-Saharan African universities ever compiled. Research over three years in eight countries uncovered urgent needs for a 'pact' on the important role of higher education in development, strengthening the 'academic core' in universities, and greater coordination among higher education actors."

Where in the World is President John J. DeGioia? - The Hoya - News

Where in the World is President John J. DeGioia? - The Hoya - News: "Touching on his broad international experiences, DeGioia explained that every place he visits teaches him something new.
'Each place has its own distinct character and culture with a unique set of questions,' said DeGioia. 'The lens in which I explore the different countries and cultures is through the lens of higher education. I tried during my travels to engage my colleagues to discuss the contributions higher education can make to expand the meaning of the term ‘globalization.''
In November, DeGioia devoted a week to developing higher education in India, heading a delegation of university leaders visiting New Delhi to study the educational infrastructure and seeing the Child Rights Information Center in Badarpur."

New UC Davis MBA curriculum to integrate globalization, ethics and sustainability

UC Davis News & Information :: New UC Davis MBA curriculum to integrate globalization, ethics and sustainability: "The UC Davis Graduate School of Management will strengthen its internationally ranked MBA program this fall with a new, innovative curriculum that further integrates globalization, responsible business ethics and sustainability.

The curriculum renewal — the most fundamental in the school’s history — is designed to better prepare graduates with the real-world practice, analytical and technical skills and leadership training needed to succeed in the business world of today and tomorrow."

Goodbye to globalisation

Goodbye to globalisation: "he 20th century's two most important conceptual innovations, “totalitarianism” and “globalisation,” were originally Italian. The first term defined the tumultuous middle of the 20th century, the latter its benign ending. “Totalitarianism” finally disintegrated in 1989, and globalisation prevailed."

IMCIC 2011

IMCIC 2011: "Based on Eli Cohen’s seminal paper1, Informing Science has evolved into an important and useful trans-discipline. T. Grandon Gill2 applied this emerging trans-discipline in the context of a detailed critical analysis of the academic activities in Business Schools, and made very important suggestions for the design (or re-design) of this academic field. Gill’s analysis and design recommendation are also important for other academic fields especially those related to professional activities like Engineering, Medicine, Scientific Consulting, problem oriented research, action research, etc. Cohen’s and Gill’s seminal works inspired the organization of the International Symposium on Academic Informing Science and Engineering: AISE 2011."

Who Are the Undergraduates? - Students - The Chronicle of Higher Education

Who Are the Undergraduates? - Students - The Chronicle of Higher Education: "Roughly 22 million undergraduates attended college at some point in 2007-8, and the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study from that year provides a snapshot of where students are coming from and how they pursue their educations. More than a third of all undergraduates attend part-time, and most are not affluent. That's reflected in where students go to college—more than twice as many undergraduates attend the University of Phoenix's online campus as go to an Ivy League college."

English and foreign students 'won't be used as cash cows' - Scotsman.com News

English and foreign students 'won't be used as cash cows' - Scotsman.com News: "THE Scottish Government has insisted it has no plans to use English and overseas students' fees to fund higher education north of the Border.
However, calls were growing last night for the SNP administration to come up with a sustainable plan after university chiefs said the current arrangement was only sustainable for a year.

The recent budget announced by the Scottish Government reveaADVERTISEMENT

led the number of fully funded undergraduate places is being cut."

Globalization and the Race to the Bottom in Developing Countries - Academic and Professional Books - Cambridge University Press

Globalization and the Race to the Bottom in Developing Countries - Academic and Professional Books - Cambridge University Press: "The advance of economic globalization has led many academics, policy-makers, and activists to warn that it leads to a 'race to the bottom'. In a world increasingly free of restrictions on trade and capital flows, developing nations that cut public services are risking detrimental effects to the populace. Conventional wisdom suggests that it is the poorer members of these societies who stand to lose the most from these pressures on welfare protections, but this new study argues for a more complex conceptualization of the subject. Nita Rudra demonstrates how and why domestic institutions in developing nations have historically ignored the social needs of the poor; globalization neither takes away nor advances what never existed in the first place. It has been the lower- and upper-middle classes who have benefited the most from welfare systems and, consequently, it is they who are most vulnerable to globalization's race to the bottom."

re: Education: Globalization, Higher Ed and Academic Integrity (Randy Black, US) | WAIS

re: Education: Globalization, Higher Ed and Academic Integrity (Randy Black, US) | WAIS: "Did we not discuss the practice of running submitted term papers, etc. via the various online and offline PC apps that look for common phrases, copied material and thoughts, and outright plagiarism? I recall mentioning that all such papers submitted at local universities must be submitted electronically and thus are automatically scanned for such crimes/misdemeanors as plagiarism on the front end of the review/grading process."

University World News - AFRICA: What happened to the Pan-African University?

University World News - AFRICA: What happened to the Pan-African University?: "Plans for a university that will stretch across Africa and be a 'flagship institution of higher education' will go ahead, despite political problems with two of its five planned centres, African Union commissioner and steward of the project, Jean-Pierre Ezin, has insisted."

Mixed success for developing world science, says UNESCO - SciDev.Net

Mixed success for developing world science, says UNESCO - SciDev.Net: "Developing countries more than doubled their output of scientific publications between 2002 and 2008, but their share of patent applications remained extremely low, according to the latest UNESCO (UN Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) science report.

The developing world's share of science publications rose from a fifth to nearly a third during this time, according to the 'UNESCO Science Report 2010: Current Status of Science around the World'."

The university, diversity and autonomy

University World News - GLOBAL: The university, diversity and autonomy: "Comparing these models can help clarify the potential future choices universities must make in the face of a problem that commonly confronts them - how to affirm the university's valuable social role, while resisting two recurrent threats to its autonomy: 'the state as social engineer' and 'the student as customer',' Graham told University World News."

Chronicle of Higher Education Audio: Tech Therapy - Download free podcast episodes by Tech Therapy on iTunes.

Chronicle of Higher Education Audio: Tech Therapy - Download free podcast episodes by Tech Therapy on iTunes.: "Scott Carlson, a Chronicle reporter, and Warren Arbogast, a technology consultant who works with colleges, talk about the headaches, anxieties, and general problems you might be having with technology on your college campus. File sharing, security, dealing with vendors, figuring out how to talk to your president, or how to talk to your CIO -- it's all game for a therapy session. The podcast is interactive. Scott and Warren will take your questions at techtherapy@chronicle.com. Look for new installments every other Thursday."

United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace

United Nations University Institute for Sustainability and Peace: "UNU-ISP takes an innovative, integrated approach to sustainability — one that encompasses global change, development, peace and security. The Institute bridges these cross-cutting issues through research, educational, and collaborative initiatives with the aim of solving current problems and anticipating future challenges."