The World of Higher Education
The World of Higher Education is dedicated to exploring developments in higher education from a global perspective. Join host, Alex Usher of Higher Education Strategy Associates, as he speaks with new guests each week from different countries discussing developments in their regions.
Produced by Tiffany MacLennan and Samantha Pufek.
- Update frequency
- every 7 days
- Average duration
- 25 minutes
- Episodes
- 88
- Years Active
- 2023 - 2025
Beyond the Rhetoric: Mexico’s Higher Education Reality with Alma Maldonado Maldonado
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, host Alex Usher welcomes back Alma Maldonado, an education researcher at CINVESTAV, to discuss the state of higher education in Mexico. The c…
Where Canada lies in Global Trends with Alex Usher
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, Alex Usher discusses global trends and challenges in higher education funding. He outlines systemic issues like slow economic growth, price v…
Top 10 U.S. Higher Ed Stories of 2024 with Robert Kelchen
Join Alex Usher and Robert Kelchen as they discuss the top 10 higher education stories in the U.S. for 2024 in this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast. Topics include changes in big-tim…
Skilled for the Future: How China is Transforming Vocational Education with Gerard Postiglione
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, host Alex Usher explores China's vocational higher education system with Professor Gerard Postiglione from the University of Hong Kong. They …
From 36,000 to 12,000: Tracking the Decline in EU Students Post-Brexit with Paul Wakeling
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, we delve into the consequences of Brexit on European students attending UK universities. Host Alex Usher is joined by Paul Wakeling, Professo…
Unrest and Reform: Bangladesh’s Youth Movement and Higher Education with Sharowat Shamin
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, hosted by Alex Usher, we dive deep into the surprising student protests in Bangladesh that shook the government in the summer of last year. T…
The Lost Potential of Institutional Research: Insights from 'Outsourcing Student Success'
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, host Alex Usher is joined by Joseph Wycoff, author of 'Outsourcing Student Success: The History of Institutional Research and the Future of H…
The University Advisory Group: Reimagining New Zealand’s Higher Ed Future with Chris Whelan
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, host Alex Usher speaks with Chris Whelan, Chief Executive of Universities New Zealand, about the country's new University Advisory Group. The…
Utopian Universities: A Global History of the New Campuses of the 1960 with Dr. Miles Taylor
In this episode of 'The World of Higher Education' podcast, Alex Usher speaks with co-editor Miles Taylor about 'Utopian Universities: A Global History of the New Campuses of the 1960s.' They delve i…
Global Mega-Science: Universities, Research Collaboration, and Knowledge Production with David Baker
Join host Alex Usher in this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast as he interviews Dr. David Baker, coauthor of 'Global Mega-Science: Universities, Research Collaborations, and Knowledge …
Dutch Higher Education at a Crossroads with Marijk van der Wende
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, host Alex Usher discusses the dramatic changes in Dutch higher education funding with Marijk van der Wende, Distinguished Faculty Professor a…
Centers for Teaching and Learning with Mary C. Wright
This episode, hosted by Alex Usher, features a discussion with Mary C. Wright from Brown University about Centers for Teaching and Learning (CTLs) in higher education. Wright, the author of a recent …
Building the Future: Inside Qatar Foundation's Vision for Education and Innovation
In this episode, Alex speaks with Francisco Marmolejo about the origins and evolution of the Qatar Foundation, which was established by the royal family of Qatar in 1995. They delve into the unique a…
What a Second Trump Presidency Could Mean for US Higher Education with Brendan Cantwell
In this episode of the World of Higher Education Podcast, host Alex Usher discusses the potential effects of a second Trump administration on U.S. higher education with Brendan Cantwell, a Michigan S…
Rhetoric and Realities: The Evolution of UK Higher Education with Nick Hillman
In this episode of the World of Higher Education podcast, Alex Usher discusses the financial challenges facing higher education in the UK, focusing on England, with Nick Hillman, Director of the High…
Higher Education in a Polarized World with Simon Marginson
Join host Alex Usher and guest Simon Marginson, Emeritus Professor of Higher Education at Oxford University, as they discuss the current state of global higher education in this inaugural episode of …
2.34: Empire of Ideas: Creating the Modern University from Germany to America to China with William C. Kirby
Today's guest, for the final episode of the season, is William C. Kirby, T. M. Chang Professor of China Studies at Harvard University and Spangler Family Professor of Business Administration at the H…
2.33: Illiberal Universities
Our guests this week are Andrea Petö from the Central European University in Vienna and Jo-Anne Dillabough of Cambridge University in the UK. These two are collaborators on the UK ESRC project Higher…
2.32: 2 Topics, 1 Episode: German Higher Education and U-Multirank
This week's guest is Dr. Gero Federkeil, head of international projects at the Centrum fur Hochschulenwicklung, or Center for Higher Education, in Gütersloh, Germany. He's with us to talk about two t…
2.31: Korean Higher Education
Today's guest today is Dr. Jisun Jung of the University of Hong Kong. She is an expert in Korean higher education and the discussion today ranges from the post-war history of higher education to the …