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December 7, 2022

Education
Higher Education Webinar: Affirmative Action

Mike Hoa Nguyen, assistant professor of education, faculty affiliate at the Institute for Human Development and Social Change, and faculty affiliate at the Metropolitan Center for Research on Equity …

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March 7, 2023

United States
Educators Webinar: "The Bill of Obligations" With Richard Haass

Dr. Haass, author of the New York Times best seller The Bill of Obligations: The Ten Habits of Good Citizens, discusses how to reenvision citizenship if American democracy is to thrive or even surviv…

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June 16, 2017

Women and Economic Growth
Girls' STEM Education Can Drive Economic Growth

Voices from the Field features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This piece is authored by Gwendoline Tilghm…

Students learn work on computers in a class during the holy month of Ramadan at the Al-Mukmin Islamic boarding school in Solo, Indonesia Central Java province, August 2, 2011.

August 29, 2022

Nigeria
Nigerian Higher Education at a Crossroads

The Nigerian government and university professors stare each other down as the fate of the country’s tertiary education hangs in the balance.

Hundreds of people wearing colorful shirts march in a ralley in Abuja, Nigeria.

July 25, 2023

China
Amid Mounting Youth Unemployment Woes, Beijing Looks Towards Vocational Education

Facing increasing fears of youth unemployment, Beijing is raising the status of vocational programs and steering students towards technical education programs. 

Job seekers crowd around a booth at a job fair in Beijing, China.