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Are there any PHD scholarships in Public Policy/ Public Administration or Public Management in UK, US or Germany? For international students? [closed]
Am searching for a fully funded PHD scholarship, in Public Management, Policy or administration in US, UK or in Germany? For international students, I come from Kenya and I have a master degree in ...
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A female professor was found responsible for sexual harassment – what can happen to the signatories of a letter in support of her?
The New York Times article reported a female professor at New York University was found to be responsible for sexual harassment of a male student.
There's a letter of support for this professor, sent ...
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Alternate university course allocation mechanisms
When it comes to course enrollment/registration in a limited-enrollment course, most institutions use a sequential system where students pick their course schedules sequentially (often ordered by ...
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Destructive bureaucracy and how to oppose it
In my country researchers are overburdened with paperwork and are struggling with increasingly overwhelming bureaucracy while being underpaid. This all leaves them not much time for actual research ...
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How do departments evaluate and update their course requirements?
To begin with the main question: how do academic departments evaluate their course requirements? By that I mean, how do departments decide if they are requiring too many classes, not enough classes, ...
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Variation in drop dates, and effect on student outcomes
(This question may be specific to US university systems. Also, sorry it is long.)
US universities usually have some provision for students to drop a course. Within the first N weeks of the term, if ...