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Arthur Ellis, writing in the Chronicle of Higher Education, suggests that the undergraduate research experience is beneficial in several ways, and he makes a strong case for undergraduate research as an integral part of a college education in general. He believes that undergraduate research is valuable, among other reasons, because...
Minow’s tenure thus far has been marked by an unusual focus and personal involvement in the academic life of the school, since deans often set aside their own research once they take on administrative responsibilities.
In the past year, celebrities like Oprah G. Winfrey and Madonna have come under fire for the elaborate girls’ secondary schools they have built in South Africa and Malawi respectively; grassroots activists assert that, in building such western-style schools, both women fall short of maximizing their potential...
Schools like Oprah’s Leadership Academy of South Africa operate on a top-down theory of change. They equip their graduates to act on the national and even international stage by guaranteeing tertiary education. In short, they prepare their students to be extraordinary. Oprah communicates such a mission...
Schools built by small, grass-roots NGOs operate on the inverse theory of change, striving to revolutionize the local status quo rather than affect national or global change. Usually rural instead of urban and almost always consistent with government standards, schools built by organizations like Achieve-in-Africa, BuildAfrica, Ripple...