David L. Wheeler

Editor of Al Fanar, a new publication serving those who work in Arab higher education or who have a stake in it. Other interests: jazz, poetry, journalism

[AUC Press - @aucpress.bsky.social @AUCPress]

John Waterbury's 'Missions Impossible: Higher Education and Policymaking in the Arab World' (@AUCPress, forthcoming, October 2020) https://t.co/TFoyhFo0OP
is a thought-provoking study! Get ready to underline. https://t.co/TFoyhFo0OP

[David L. Wheeler @DWheelerGlobal]

Interesting history that plays back into the present: https://t.co/nc64irkTfk

[Al-Fanar Media الفنار للإعلام @AlFanarMedia]

"I’ve been surprised throughout my career at how little attention teaching gets, despite the fact that it is at the heart of education, second only to learning as an activity."- @DWheelerGlobal, Editor @AlFanarMedia during #RebuildingFutures20

[SPARK @SPARKorg]

How can we rethink #TVET in the face of large-scale disruptions like #COVID19? H.E. Tariq Al Gurg, CEO @DubaiCares suggests:
- Modern tech infrastructure
- Remote training programmes for teachers
- Competency-based curriculums
#RebuildingFutures20 @AlFanarMedia

[SPARK @SPARKorg]

#RebuildingFutures20 session happening now on Online Education for Jobs. #MENA region needs: strong relationships with the #privatesector according to Aya Shashaa, Head of Partnerships @udacity. Join free: https://t.co/xfEoD6PJo3 @AlFanarMedia

[Sara Custer @sarakcuster]

After UC cut ties, several institutions now appear to be winning more conciliatory terms in their own talks with Elsevier https://t.co/yZyRSqFXlA

[David L. Wheeler @DWheelerGlobal]

A new article show why it is so important for Arab countries to have their own research capacity: https://t.co/uZnxrW80K3

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Is higher education ethical? It's complicated. A book review: https://t.co/U7phWSQEzx

[David L. Wheeler @DWheelerGlobal]

The late, talented journalist Lyra Mckee, shot dead at age 29 because she was doing her job, once wrote eloquently about the generation that grew up in the wake of the Troubles: https://t.co/KzMoKcxbYW

[David L. Wheeler @DWheelerGlobal]

university students are behind potential major political change

[Al-Fanar Media الفنار للإعلام @AlFanarMedia]

"Although the coming weeks are likely to be tense and unstable, the recent demonstrations have proved to the rest of the country that the irrepressible voice of students and young voters must be heard."

https://t.co/4Ep2zALiq9

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@erichoov don't sell yourself so cheap. Chron article should be $5,000 minimum. $10,000 if EH writes it.

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Sad but important commentary on a Moroccan cultural organization that might get closed down: https://t.co/lr6yxaIrYt @AlFanarMedia

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Thanks to @DerekMcG_KEELE and @KeeleUniversity for being such warm and engaged hosts to @Alfanarmedia's Syrian visitors, Alia Omran and Sulaiman Mouselli, who spoke there about the situation of Syrian higher education and research

[David L. Wheeler @DWheelerGlobal]

Today marks the start of @AlFanarMedia's and the British Council's U.K.tour with Syrian academics Sulaiman Mouselli and Alia Omran who will help universities here understand the state of Syrian higher education

[David L. Wheeler @DWheelerGlobal]

When jazz, once considered offensive to polite society, turned to gain popularity and musical power: https://t.co/bCDcayrB0H

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Will political pressure on the university rankings to place more importance on helping low income students spread internationally? https://t.co/v5VLMZkKmF

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Women lead fewer than 7 percent of Arab higher-education institutions, a new @AlFanarMedia survey has found. The details: https://t.co/WrJdfcM5UK

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What the Matthew Hedges case means for other researchers: Where are the "red lines"? https://t.co/5iHLp8CWlg

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An inside perspective on the lives of Syrian graduate students:
https://t.co/TURk05sMTE

[David L. Wheeler @DWheelerGlobal]

@erichoov Setting teenagers up for automatic rejection is not generally a good idea. So I agree with you.