- A Daily Pennsylvanian article, “Admissions turns into a family affair,” discusses the increasingly prominent role of parents in the undergraduate admissions process. Dean Eric Furda says parents play “more of a role than ever before” and that college admissions have “evolved into something of a ‘family affair.’” Furda continues: “Given the uncertainty around the college process and the amount of attention now paid to it, that’s certainly raised the level of involvement among parents. I think the nucleus of it all is still simple, though — you want the best for your child.” That being said, the article also points out that while family input is important, parents need to make sure that their kids are the ones applying, and not them.
- Despite the increasing majority of female students on college campuses, only 23% of college presidents in the U.S. are female, reports an Inside Higher Ed article titled “What Women (Presidents) Want.” “Faculty, administration and staff levels should represent what the student body looks like,” says H. Kim Bottomly, president of Wellesley College. “If 57 percent of the student bodies are women, then there ought to be female faculty members equivalent to that…. That should be true for men and women of color, too.” A panel of female presidents (Bottomly included) gathered to discuss this imbalance and the obstacles and barriers that women face in regards to the academic leadership “pipeline.” In short, the panel concluded that women not only need to seek out leadership roles in academia, but that their involvement and membership should be sought out by the powerful committees as well.
- India’s higher education minister, Kapil Sibal, said that he is continuing to work towards changing the country’s policy on the opening of foreign campuses on Indian soil. The goal is to give access to non-Indian education providers, and to move forward in “collaboration, not conquest.” “We are at the cusp of a new revolution [in higher education], and it will take place in India before anywhere else in the world,” Sibal said. “The information-technology industry is poised to deliver education like never before.” (Source: “India Prepares a Welcome Mat for Students and Foreign Universities,” The Chronicle of Higher Education)
- New York University will once again be extending its campus overseas… time to Shanghai. The new branch campus will be open to Chinese students, as well as international students (including Americans) who are interested in Chinese history, economics, and culture. NYU Shanghai will open in September 2013 with approximately 150 undergraduates. Classes will be taught in English and “in accord with the principles of academic freedom.” For more information on NYU’s new degree program, see the New York Times article, “N.Y.U. to Establish a Degree-Granting Campus in Shanghai,” and BusinessWeek’s “NYU Opening New Campus in Shanghai.”
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Source: Admissions turns into a family affair (http://thedp.com/article/admissions-turns-family-affair)
Source: What Women (Presidents) Want (http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2011/03/25/presidents_discuss_changing_roles_of_women_in_academic_leadership)
Source: India Prepares a Welcome Mat for Students and Foreign Universities (http://chronicle.com/article/India-Prepares-a-Welcome-Mat/126724/)
Source: N.Y.U. to Establish a Degree-Granting Campus in Shanghai (http://www.nytimes.com/2011/03/28/nyregion/28nyu.h)
Source: NYU Opening New Campus in Shanghai (http://www.businessweek.com/bschools/blogs/mba_admissions/archives/2011/03/nyu_opening_new_campus_in_shanghai.html)
Related: NYU Students Head East…to the Middle East (http://blog.accepted.com/acceptedcom_blog/2010/4/19/nyu-students-head-eastto-the-middle-east.html?utm_campaign=Roundup&utm_medium=blog&utm_source=BlogVisitors&utm_content=NYUmiddleEast&utm_source=Blog&utm_medium=Post&utm_campaign=CollegeRoundUp)
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