Two recent posts there on very different themes.
- Critical reflections on the Bologna Process. The story about higher education reform in Europe is complex, with multi-facets and multi-authors. It's a work in progress. Still, US academics need to engage this story -- for no other reason than to gain perspective on the ideal and practical roles of higher education in the US. With that in mind, I've posted here, here, and here on the Bologna Process -- all presented with little critical analysis. Here is a set of good and useful critical reflections on Bologna ten years in.
- Economic impact of international students. This piece describes the best attempt in the US to account for overall direct contributions international students (and their dependents) make on the US economy. (This approach does not account for the indirect or induced effects of these funds). It also does not attempt to assess the impact international students have on attracting university research grants and contracts, or on their contribution to the development of patents and product licensed for sale. Somebody should attempt to account for these total effects.
