David Wheeler
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Opinion
How Can Educational Success Be Measured?
In a global debate, experts question how to determine the quality of schools and universities.
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News & Reports
Iraqi Students Seeking Scholarly Homes
U.S. universities have not connected with Iraqi students holding scholarships. A few institutions are trying to change that.
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News & Reports
The Global Trade in Students
International competition for students is heating up, making Arab students—like it or not—a valuable “commodity.”
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News & Reports
Essential Nutrition for Knowledge Economies: Research
Those attending a conference on Gulf education described in tough terms where the region stands on research.
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Opinion
The Crucial Role of Data in Arab Higher Education
At a gathering of those who do “institutional research” for Arab universities, the importance of their jobs became evident.
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Tips & Resources
Beating Writer’s Block
Difficulty getting started writing can often be traced to other problems. But those problems have solutions.
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Opinion
Reflections on Egypt Through an Education Lens
A visit to Egypt to meet with public-university presidents prompts some observations on education and democracy.
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Opinion
A Journalist’s Advice to an Academic
The editor of Al Fanar suggests how lessons from cutting news stories might be applied to scholarly writing.
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News & Reports
10 Years of Polls Shed Light on Arab Views
Opinion surveys in six Arab countries give insights into the roots of the “Arab awakening” and suggest it is unlikely…
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