It’s too bad US university leadership is not competing to win the de-escalation prize. In these highly charged times it’s a prize worth pursuing IMHO.

Today at UW-Madison. I went down three times to the encampment to observe and all times heard respectful discussions and debates.

US gains greater share of international student interest amid policy changes in competitor destinations monitor.icef.com/2024/04/us-gai…

My thoughts on the wave of campus protests happening across the country.

For the latest information on pro-Palestine protests at UW-Madison, follow the live blog below from The Daily Cardinal
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Follow protest coverage from Kelly Meyerhofer and me throughout the day. Check for updates at this link >>

Live: UW-Madison, UW-Milwaukee students organize pro-Palestinian rallies Monday jsonline.com/story/news/edu…

A few facts to keep in mind regarding today's pro-Palestine protest and developing encampment at UW–Madison:
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Korean universities converting to retirement communities. Live in dorms, take classes. Good idea.

Might be future for dying US colleges, too?

While everyone is paying attention to protests in higher ed, you should know that 800,000 people took to the streets in Buenos Aires this week to fight Milei’s cuts to free public university education in Argentina: english.elpais.com/international/…

It's great to be able to share some positive housing news:

The BC government is taking real steps to legalize more housing by UBC in the UEL!

🏘️ Provincial multiplexes legal NOW in the UEL mansion district

🏘️ designating the UBC bus loop as a Transit Oriented Area

The co-editor of the Financial History Review

In case you don't know the history, this is what happened at Kent State, when National Guard troops shot and killed peaceful antiwar protestors in 1970. Student photographer Howard Ruffner captured many of these images as a college sophomore. The 4 people killed were 19 & 20 (1)

Our book on #SocialGeographies is published today. Details on the website. routledge.com/Social-Geograp…

Apple announces new expansion in Singapore, with plans to invest over $250 million to grow its campus in Ang Mo Kio. nr.apple.com/df3b2E5cf6

Singapore PM Lee to hand power to successor Lawrence Wong (a Wisconsin Economics UW-Madison L&S @UWMadison alum pmo.gov.sg/The-Cabinet/Mr…) on May 15 reuters.com/world/asia-pac…

These rankings are a joke, not a very funny one at that

Georgetown to Develop Programs in Indonesia thehoya.com/uncategorized/… [Nov 2023]

Georgetown University planning Indonesian campus: ministry en.antaranews.com/news/298860/ge… [Nov 2023]

Kris Olds Harvard University I thought they were just trying to give us a laugh 🤣🤣

The answer is they do not look at programmes but publications according to which ASJC they happen to be in. If n>30 in a category then you get listed
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