UCLA gave $425,000 back to Donald Sterling in 2014 after he disparaged Magic Johnson. AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes November 13, 2019 How higher ed can deal with ethical questions over its disgraced donors Deni Elliott, University of South Florida Colleges and universities should apply the best techniques of research and education to their own decision-making.
Global university rankings implicitly reproduce the belief that wealthy, inequitable institutions should be replicated. (Shutterstock) September 12, 2019 Ignore university rankings, but make higher education an election issue Michelle Stack, University of British Columbia There’s a lot to learn from institutions created to provide space for the many excluded from elite schools, including Indigenous-focused institutions that have graduated community-engaged leaders.
Bicycles fueling change in Kenya. Thomas Mukoya/Reuters October 30, 2015 Can innovators build a future that’s both disruptive and just? Ethan Zuckerman, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) An advocate for the power of innovation to improve the world offers some cautions.