33. Academic sacked for tweets on the Israeli-Palestinian crisis
34. Suicide Rates Surge:
35. Universities Magnify Social Inequality: http://chronicle.com/article/Magnifying-Social-Inequality/132627/
36. 5-year study of how income inequality affects the future prospects of students: http://chronicle.com/article/Social-LifeSocial/132631/
37: Richard Wolin: Universities as Bastions of Class Privilege bastions of class privilege and social exclusion
38. University and the Great Sorting http://chronicle.com/article/The-Great-Sorting/132635/ 39. The College Premium has contributed to Inequality: http://chronicle.com/article/The-Great-Sorting/132635/
40. We need more Need-Blind admissions to ensure top universities are not selecting on the basis of who can pay full fees: http://chronicle.com/article/Growing-Elitism/132641/
41. Growing demand for education had allowed universities to become more selective. Community colleges mustincrease places without becoming more selective: http://chronicle.com/article/EquityCommunity-Colleges/132643/
42: Corporations act as gatekeepers: http://chronicle.com/article/Renewing-the-Commitment/132645/
43. The push to make research in Hong Kong neglect the local dimension: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1792322/look-beyond-hong-kong-research-university-law
44. What’s the point of being a professor?: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/10/opinion/sunday/whats-the-point-of-a-professor.html?_r=1
45. Academia is the Titanic: On Teaching, Adjuncts, Exams and the Credibility of Graduate Programmes: http://www.salon.com/2015/05/12/academia_is_the_titanic_mark_bauerlein_on_teaching_in_the_morally_bankrupt_grind_of_the_new_american_university/
46. Students protest against a classist education system in Chile where there are no free universities and where middle-class students obtain the majority of places in the best universities with the poor students having to settle for low quality institutions: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-22459229
47. The reasons for the student protests in Chile that started back in 2011: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-latin-america-14487555
48. Student Protests in Chile in 2011 – the background; http://clas.berkeley.edu/research/chile-student-leaders-reinvent-protest
49: From the New Yorker: Nell Zink and her rise from poverty, through a philosophy major, to best-selling author status: http://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2015/05/18/outside-in
50. Hong Kong Professor advises students to look for jobs outside Hong Kong: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1802602/lingnan-university-chief-says-young-people-must
51. UK Boarding Schools come to Asia and charge huge fees; http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1804161/uk-based-boarding-schools-cash-increasing-demand
52. OECD: Gap between Rich and Poor is growing; http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1803100/unions-unhappy-hong-kong-civil-servants-line-pay-rise-412pc
53: OECD: ON INEQUALITY http://www.oecd.org/social/inequality.htm
54: Bar Keeps Rising at Elite Schools in China: http://www.scmp.com/news/china/money-wealth/article/1807365/chinese-elite-private-school-straight-arent-always-enough
55. NYT: Outrageous Salaries at US Universities: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/05/20/opinion/frank-bruni-platinum-pay-in-ivory-towers.html
56: SPYING AT UNIVERSITIES: THE US ACCUSES CHINESE PROFESSORS AT TIANJIN OF SPYING: http://sinosphere.blogs.nytimes.com/2015/05/22/tianjin-university-defends-chinese-scientists-indicted-by-u-s/
57. Temple University Professor accused of spying by US: http://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/1807870/temple-university-professor-charged-offering-sensitive-data-china
58. To understand China you must understand the Communist Party: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1809033/know-china-one-must-understand-communist-party
59. Hong Kong School charges 1m HKD so students can avoid second interview: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1811034/elite-school-stanley-gets-flak-over-hk1m-priority
60: Investigation into Benny Tai gathers momentum: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1810025/hku-head-defends-education-bureaus-calls
61. The state of English in Hong Kong; http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1811311/hong-kongs-sad-state-english-how-our-readers-see-it
62: Problems with care for the disabled in Hong Kong; http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1813154/hong-kong-woman-90-fears-future-son-downs-amid-11
63: Corbyn: Austerity a cover for growing inequality http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-33210014
64: Hong Kong private schools raise fees again: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1825446/international-and-private-schools-hong-kong-seek
65: The Growth of Individualization in Society noted by academics: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/24/opinion/why-dont-the-poor-rise-up.html?ref=opinion&_r=0
66. UK Government Threatens to (and does) cut Grants for Students: http://www.theguardian.com/education/2013/nov/22/poorest-students-face-350m-cuts
67: A Scientific Ethical Divide between China and the West: http://www.nytimes.com/2015/06/30/science/a-scientific-ethical-divide-between-china-and-west.html?_r=0 6
8. Five Myths About MOOCS: https://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/comment/opinion/five-myths-about-moocs/2010480.article
69. The Online MOOC Revolution drifts off course: http://www.npr.org/2013/12/31/258420151/the-online-education-revolution-drifts-off-course
70. The MYTH of MOOCs: https://ccaeducause.files.wordpress.com/2011/01/derek-whitehead.pdf
71. Only 13,000 university places available for students in Hong Kong as vocational places also cut this year: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1839351/hong-kongs-vocational-institutes-post-secondary
72. 3 in 10 Hong Kong Secondary Students suffering from Anxiety: http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/1837334/3-10-hong-kong-secondary-students-likely-be
73. Underprivileged children in Hong Kong 10 years on: http://www.scmp.com/treasures
74: Hong Students must look elsewhere besides tests and exams – High suicide rates among young people: http://www.scmp.com/comment/insight-opinion/article/1840178/hong-kong-students-take-note-you-dont-need-straight-succeed
75. Third Culture Kids and the Expat Bubble in Hong Kong:
76. The Effects of Hoarding a Surplus in Hong Kong:
77. Academic Freedom in Hong Kong:
With HKU under fire, who is meddling with Hong Kong’s academic freedom?
78. Hong Kong College Graduates find it even harder to find good jobs as social mobility decreases:
79. Educational Inequality widens in Hong Kong:
http://www.thestandard.com.hk/breaking_news_detail.asp?id=31325
80. Educational Inequality among ethnic minorities in Hong Kong:
https://www.ied.edu.hk/media/news.php?id=20131029
81. Education and Income Inequality in Hong Kong:
http://www.wangyujian.com/?p=3425&lang=en
82: Academic are being hoodwinked into writing expensive books that no one will read:
http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/2015/sep/04/academics-are-being-hoodwinked-into-writing-books-nobody-can-buy?CMP=Share_AndroidApp_LinkedIn
83: We are publishing too much!
http://www.theguardian.com/higher-education-network/blog/2014/aug/05/why-we-should-publish-less-scientific-research
84: There is a greater than doubling of scientific output every decade:
http://arxiv.org/abs/1402.4578
85: Median Monthly Incomes of Hong Kong Graduates was 20% higher in 1993 than in 2013:
86: English has been forgotten in Hong Kong as levels drop:
87: A University degree no longer means what it once did in Hong Kong with monthly median income of new graduates falling:
88. Hong Kong considered a hub for education and research according to QS because it publishes in English:
89. ESF fees soar 22% in Hong Kong:
90 Education and Inequality in Ireland:
http://www.irishtimes.com/opinion/fintan-o-toole-what-is-at-the-root-of-inequality-1.2360476
91 Arts and Design courses in UK secondary schools being eroded:
92. Number of Working Poor Households rises to almost 50% in Hong Kong:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1862580/working-poor-households-increase-alarmingly-despite-hong-kong
93: Hong Kong is now 13th in world for higher education and training:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/economy/article/1862665/hong-kong-loses-crown-worlds-best-financial-market-citys
94. Hong Kong University Professors March to Protect Academic Freedom:
http://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/education-community/article/1864420/hong-kong-university-professors-form-vigilance
95. Harvard Champion Debate team loses to New York Prison Inmates Team:
96. The Hong Kong University Appointment Scandal and the proposed student protests:
97. Way Kuo argues that for Hong Kong universities to remain competitive, they must invest more in new technologies:
98. New York Times: Bookstores in Hong Kong owned by Sinobooks accused of censorship:
99. Chinese University of Hong Kong Council meeting disrupted by students protesting the lack of student representatives on the Council:
100: C Y Leung reaffirms his “power” and “responsibility” to appoint members to the HK university Councils:
101: Chief Executive’s position as President of all Universities in Hong Kong is an anachronism:
102: Hong Kong University law professor argues that he is being penalised for organising a civil disobedience movement by the Hong Kong University Council:
103; Controversial former Education ‘Tsar’ to be appointed as Chairman of the Governing Council of HKU:
104: Pro-Beijing Council Members elected to HKU and CUHK Councils:
105. Student loans impossible to clear in the UK:
106. Unpaid Student Loans in the UK a Fiscal Time bomb:
107. Is it ethical to send children to Private Schools:
108. Hong Kong Academic warned about his work on an Independent Hong Kong:
109. Hong Kong Academic Horace Chin Wan-Kan leads the independent movement in Hong Kong;
110. Hong Kong Teachers claim students at primary schools have too much work to after school;
http://www.rte.ie/sport/soccer/2015/1113/741846-video-panel-debate-on-draw-in-bosnia/
111. Hong Kong Universities are failing to convert inventions into investment:
Chinese as the obstacle to students entering university in Hong Kong:
112:Academia.edu considers charging for recommendations
http://chronicle.com/article/Scholars-Criticize/235102
113. Independence is a “viable way” for Hong Kong:
114: College Presidents should come from inside Academia:
115. Hong Kong local education concentrates too much on “drills’ For Alex Lo:
116. Harrow International School in HK raises debenture to 5 Million Hong Kong dollars
117. ESF Schools in Hong Kong raise fees by 28%:
118: Is the word “national” banned in Hong Kong?
119: Hong Kong National Party formed perhaps coincidentally a day after Irish centenary celebrations in Ireland and a few days after Bangladesh celebrates the 45th anniversary of its independence.
120: Irish President: Universities face a crisis:
Hong Kong Poly U Professor linked to Panama Papers
English Professor hacked to death in Bangladesh
http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36119151
The Fall of the Faculty and the Rise of the All Administrative University:
http://portside.org/2016-03-30/fall-faculty-rise-all-administrative-university
123. The University’s attack on the humanities hurts women more than men:
http://qz.com/670647/academia-is-quietly-and-systematically-keeping-its-women-from-succeeding/
Henry Giroux on the university:
Hong Kong Kindergartens inspected by Ombudsman over price hike;
Hong Kong’s Tycoons still donating to foreign universities instead of supporting local universities:
Older academics take too much of Government research money:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/features/are-older-academics-past-their-productive-peak
130: Liberal Privilege in Academia?
131: Professor argues that Hong Kong universities should raise fees:
132: Hong Kong self-financing programmes fail to enrol students and Hong Kong secondary school graduates dropping:
133: Changes to the University entrance model in China spark ‘class protests’
134: Teaching the Common Core in an elite Chinese Secondary School:
135: Why we need caring criticism and more love in education:
136: On the lack of Philosophy in Public Policy in Ireland:
http://www.irishtimes.com/culture/unthinkable-is-philosophy-having-an-existential-crisis-1.2652337
Academic Barbarism 