This article first appeared on University World News In my role as a senior information analyst within an institutional planning department at a university, I occupy a curious position. I […]
This article first appeared on University World News There is a polite way to describe Africa’s academic brain drain. It speaks of mobility, opportunity and the global marketplace of ideas. […]
This article first appeared on University World News The crisis facing Africa’s universities is often told through a familiar and visceral narrative of material decay: overcrowded lecture halls, under-equipped laboratories, […]
AI isn’t replacing education—it’s forcing education to become authentically human for the first time. By handling all the mechanical parts of learning, AI reveals a profound paradox: the very human […]
A university is a system for observing the world—from subatomic particles to distant galaxies, from ancient texts to future economies. But how does a university observe itself? Welcome to The […]
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 […]
