Sanctions, visa regimes, and data controls are reshaping the global university. The answer is not retreat but redundancy: diversified partnerships, shared curricula across jurisdictions, and research protocols that function even […]
Semesters were built for a world of stable careers. Today’s learners need modular, stackable, and verifiable learning that unfolds across decades. I sketch the architecture of a new academic time: […]
Tuition dependence says “maximize enrollment”; public oversight says “serve the public”; research grants says “win prestige.” When all three speak at once, strategy fragments. This op-ed shows how mixed funding […]
Universities wobble between declarations of absolute freedom and demands for absolute protection. Both absolutes immobilize decision-making. I propose a temporal solution: structured disagreement with clear stages, role-safe forums, and time-bound […]
Faced with risk and scrutiny, universities produce procedures to demonstrate control. Each new problem yields a new office; complexity grows by addition. I explain why compliance becomes a survival language […]
Generative AI will grade, draft, and drill. It is efficient at repetition and indifferent to meaning. This essay distinguishes drill from education: machines can assist practice; they cannot bestow judgment. […]
Rankings are stories about data that became rulers of institutions. Their categories are not neutral; they shape resource flows, admissions, and policy. I unpack how indexes colonize internal decision-making, then […]
Universities say teaching matters, but incentives say otherwise. Publication counts, grant revenue, and rankings convert attention away from pedagogy. This piece documents how organizations become what they measure and offers […]
Customer satisfaction surveys are seductive, but learning is often uncomfortable: it asks for contradiction, delay, and disciplined doubt. Treating students as customers cancels the educator’s duty to disappoint strategically—grading, standards, […]
Platforms reward attention; universities are supposed to reward knowledge. When attention metrics govern curricula, we outsource academic judgment to the crowd. This piece explains why course design that chases engagement […]