Why American Higher Education Needs Parasitologists

Why American higher education needs parasitologists.

American Higher Education

Barry Munitz, President and Chief Executive Officer, J. Paul Getty Trust: Information technology will profoundly influence both the content and the delivery system for traditional colleges and universities. The challenge to translate the content—that mountain of data arriving so rapidly—into accurate and useful information and then into knowledge and wisdom will test everyone’s talent and energ...

The Supply of American Higher Education Institutions

The Evolution of the American Higher Education System The American higher education system is the envy of the rest of the world. At the start of the 21st century, it is a mixed system of over 3,800 public and private degree-granting institutions. It provides access to higher education for a large proportion of our population. Its diversity is extraordinary. At one end of the spectrum are two-ye...

On American and Chinese Higher Education

The main differences between American and Chinese higher education are displayed in administrative system, teaching methods, curriculum, assessment and moral education. However, the two countries also have enlightened each other for the past periods in educational idea and other aspects of higher education. The two countries both have advantages and shortcomings, so they open to each other and ...

Midwifery in American Institutes of Higher Education:

Midwifery is one of the universal professions. At the end of the nineteenth century, midwives in the United States were disenfranchised from the mainstream. A concerted effort was waged by male physicians to characterize midwifery practices as unscientific while simultaneously preventing midwives from obtaining formal education. Although midwifery in the United States continued, it was limited ...