On the Agenda – Week 36, 2015
Take 1 –Education
What’s the real value of higher education? @JohnCassidy explores, in this week’s issue: http://t.co/IlviwXsnYB
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 1, 2015
ISIS prints new books for Mosul schools, universities http://t.co/7wTem2XGCC via @RudawEnglish #Iraq #HigherEd #Education #Islamism
— The OBHE (@theobhe) September 2, 2015
Interesting new education #EdNews content from The Verge! Microsoft, Facebook, and others want to make accessibili… http://t.co/nobkMeu4Sz
— The Department (@TheDeptHQ) July 23, 2015
Why Silicon Valley falls short when it comes to education http://t.co/zmyVfeJF74
— TechCrunch (@TechCrunch) August 31, 2015
Take 2 –Research
The weird and wonderful world of academic Twitter: http://t.co/PV5ChthRyR
— TimesHigherEducation (@timeshighered) September 2, 2015
New journal @RIOjournal aims to publish from ‘all stages of the research cycle’ http://t.co/AGOqQeO3bu pic.twitter.com/F2J4AyUtfm
— Nature News&Comment (@NatureNews) September 4, 2015
Give #research a break! Struggle for #Horizon2020 during negotiations of 2016 EU budget http://t.co/QqUeAokL5F #LERU pic.twitter.com/yTMPSg5SFr
— LERU (@LERUnews) August 31, 2015
What should NASA explore next? Here are some ideas: http://t.co/eszUTsNreJ pic.twitter.com/QPqForTBtL
— NYT Science (@NYTScience) September 2, 2015
Take 3 –Syria
War stops 13 million going to school in Middle East, North Africa: U.N. http://t.co/4qUFNSc2fy
— Reuters World (@ReutersWorld) September 3, 2015
The ISIS economy: Crushing taxes and high unemployment http://t.co/l3Ki2vQ8jL pic.twitter.com/5x2M22tYAf
— The Atlantic (@TheAtlantic) September 3, 2015
In May, Dexter Filkins reflected on his time in the ancient Syrian city of Palmyra, now being destroyed by ISIS: http://t.co/KacTl8SH3f
— The New Yorker (@NewYorker) September 1, 2015
Education without borders: teaching #Syria‘s lost generation http://t.co/JxnMe9k4de via @GuardianSustBiz
— Development Pros (@GuardianGDP) August 21, 2015
…and this week on ScienceGuideEU
At the academic opening of the UvA @ppverbeek talked about the role of academic freedom and valorisation http://t.co/IxnRjhyKlK
— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) September 1, 2015
President of Association of Community Colleges hails Obama’s plan for free first years of education http://t.co/bS0SuRaSEO
— ScienceGuideEU (@ScienceGuideEU) September 2, 2015
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