Last week, Money, a US-based personal finance magazine, published its take on college rankings, traditionally the stronghold of US News & World Report. Money’s rankings were notable in that they listed Babson College and Webb Institute, 2 relatively lesser-known institutes ahead of the Ivies, setting off predictably fierce debates about the merits and demerits of the rankings.
Enough has been written about Money’s methodology, and its rights …
What I found interesting in the world of higher education last week, with some added thoughts and views. I work for the Times Group. All views are personal.
College of Asia?
A plea for a ASEAN University, modeled on the European University Institute, Florence. Such universities are called International or Supranational Universities
A similar university, called South Asian University was set up recently in New Delhi by South …
What I found interesting in the world of higher education last week, with some added thoughts and views. I work for the Times of India Group, where I am presently kickstarting our university venture. All views are personal.
The decline of ‘convent-educated’
Until the late ‘90s / early ‘00s, missionary-run or convent schools were typically the most coveted schools for admissions. Mumbai had its Cathedral, Delhi its St Columba’s…
What I found interesting in the world of higher education last week, with some added thoughts and views. I work for the Times of India Group, where I am presently kickstarting our university venture. All views are personal.
The Great Unmooring
In 1981, economist Sherwin Rosen published a paper analyzing why there are some performers (sports stars, musicians etc) who end up earning outsize rewards. The gap in earnings, …
What I found interesting in the world of higher education last week, with some added thoughts and views. I work for the Times of India Group, where I am presently kickstarting our university venture. All views are personal.
News
For those puzzled by the Delhi University – University Grants Commission standoff, resulting in scrapping of the FYUP (Four-Year Undergraduate Programme), here is a quick take into what really happened.
Delhi …