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Most university presidents in the US are still white, male and over the age of 60. But as they retire, is there an opportunity to reshape college leadership and, with it, higher education itself?
Fifty years after the first ATM went into service, the main problem – identifying authorized users – remains the same. But methods for doing so have improved significantly.
What does it mean to be French? The two standing presidential candidates hope voters will agree with their version of the answer.
A scholar considers the limits of ‘running government like a business.’
For decades, the US has used international education to support democracy and positive relations with countries. For most of the 1970s, Iran sent more students to America than any other country.
Government agencies and contractors are now less trusting of their workers, and keeping a much closer eye on them, both on and off the job.
What does tuition-free college mean in other parts of the world? And what would it mean for international students?
Researchers have found that today’s students, despite being ‘digital natives,’ have a hard time distinguishing what is real and what is fake online. Metaliteracy might provide the answers.
AT&T’s planned merger would add to a growing list of mega deals that have not only harmed consumers and exacerbated inequality but also undermined our democracy.
The new movie about the NSA leaker is a new way for the public to learn about government surveillance, communications technology and privacy. How well does it prepare the public for that discussion?
Are Americans at increasing risk of being killed in a terrorist attack? A sociologist explains how the way we remember the dead may make it feel that way.
For-profit colleges and universities have been in a lot of trouble. But the case of Trump University is different. To start with, it cannot even be called a for-profit university.
Yes, climate change is creating conditions for the extraordinary wildfires near Fort McMurray, Alberta, but El Niño played a bigger role, says atmospheric scientist.
Breaches of confidential information are inevitable. But we can limit their size and scope, and therefore their damage.
It was a true media bonanza – and we now know that the media played a powerful role in influencing public perception of guilt or innocence.
Nombreux sont les étudiants qui décident de partir à l’étranger. Mais l’Amérique n’est plus la terre promise. Troisième volet de notre série sur l’internationalisation de l’enseignement supérieur.
As universities set up campuses globally, the blanket protections of academic freedom are becoming increasingly difficult to guarantee.
In recent years, a large market in higher education has emerged. From 2.1 million students studying abroad in 2001, the number has gone up to roughly 4.5 million. How is the US faring?
To understand the wide array of information in today’s world, we need a different kind of literacy. Some researchers call that ‘metaliteracy.’
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Atmospheric Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Research Assistant in Educational Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Criminal Justice, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Atmospheric & Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Director for Behavioral Health Promotion and Applied Research, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor of Computer Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Senior Researcher in Emergency and Risk Communication, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Research Fellow at Project on International Security, Commerce and Economic Statecraft, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Director, Institute for Social and Health Equity; Social and Healty Equity Endowed Chair, Department of Health Policy, Management, and Behavior, School of Public Health, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Atmospheric and Environmental Sciences, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Political Science, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Professor of Anthropology, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Associate Professor of Public Administration and Policy, University at Albany, State University of New York
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Assistant Professor of Sociology, University at Albany, State University of New York
