Transparency and Social Regulation in Higher Education

March 9, 2024
Accountability, Education, Ethics, Higher Education, HigherEd Assessment, HigherEd Management

Universities must be accountable, yes, but to whom? Whether public or private, universities cannot be exempt from regulation, but it should come in the form of self-assessment and a duty to society, not politics. The most radical critics suggest that the best law on university action is one that refers to an institution’s mission and […]

October 30, 2023
Aesthetics, Educación, Estética, Ethics, Ética, Filosofía Política, Psicologia, Social Philosophy

Se debe resistir y combatir la era de la virtual mentira. Es necesaria una revolución de la verdad y de la transparencia. Enseñar ética y estética, tanto a los padres o representantes como a sus hijos e hijas desde la temprana edad, es enseñar el respeto a la dignidad del ser humano y de todos […]

July 18, 2023
Ethics, Humanities, Intercultural, Leadership, Politics, Quotes, Social Change, Social Philosophy

Nelson Mandela was born on July 18, 1918, and passed away on December 5, 2013. On the day of his death, almost ten years ago, I modestly paid tribute to him with my personal selection of some of his best quotes in the local newspaper at the University of Texas, where I was teaching. However, […]

May 10, 2023
Ensayo, Ethics, Humanismo, Philosophy, Politología, Psicología social, Sociología

La obsesión de desideologización de la que todos somos cómplices abarca todas las esferas de la sociedad. La universidad ha cambiado la búsqueda de saberes por las ofertas del mercado. Muchos medios de comunicación dejan a un lado la interpretación de la noticia, la investigación periodística, el debate vivo, la objetividad. El potente medio de […]

April 12, 2023
Education, Ethics, Faculty, Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, Staff, Student, University Culture

Much of the crisis in the quality of university education has this dichotomy as its background: the crisis of the relationship between the person who teaches and the person who learns. A university where professors and students must foremost be lifelong learners; and where the study programs are designed, modified, and transmitted daily based on […]

May 11, 2021
Aesthetics, Art, Education, Educational Philosophy, Essay, Ethics, Humanities, Psychology, Social Philosophy

We do not want for art to remain a forbidden garden for a fortunate few, because we know that the absence of art in our lives dims our creative and cognitive abilities, and silences the voice of our souls. Both, sciences and arts, are creative dimensions for human development, change and innovation. As professionals of […]

October 10, 2020
Economics, Education, Ethics, Health, Pandemics, Politics, Psychology, Sciences, Social Philosophy

This Viewpoint argues that the absence of worldwide social ethics is at the root of our present social, political, and economic crises. More to the point, the current COVID- 19 pandemic is, in part, a consequence of insufficient scientific research, inappropriate education systems, and globally fragile health structures and human services. The COVID-19 pandemic we […]

December 21, 2016
Education, Educational Philosophy, Educational Theory, Ethics, HigherEd Theory & Praxis, University Policy

Dogmatism and rigidity in the university are sources of intolerance, authoritarianism and conflict. Moreover, flexibility is not a synonym of weakness; on the contrary, it is a symbol of spiritual fortitude that grows when it rectifies mistakes and discovers its own ignorance.