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What are the Potential Perils of Ex-Politicians in University Posts? – Times Higher Education

insights What are the Potential Perils of Ex-Politicians in University Posts? – Times Higher Education Stephen Joel Trachtenberg · June 14, 2017

Rimon Partner and President Emeritus and University Professor of Public Service at The George Washington University, Stephen Trachtenberg, was quoted in Times Higher Education Magazine about the pros and cons of ex-MPs turning to academia for employment. Dr. Trachtenberg has supervised the transition of several former denizens of Capitol Hill into the academic ranks during his time in office. He…

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“Solid States: in Praise of Public Universities” by Rimon Partner Stephen Trachtenberg for the Times Higher Education Publication

insights “Solid States: in Praise of Public Universities” by Rimon Partner Stephen Trachtenberg for the Times Higher Education Publication Stephen Joel Trachtenberg · October 25, 2016

In this article, Dr. Trachtenberg explains the valuable mission of Land-Grant colleges and how university rankings truly work. “… we come to college rankings… My problem with these has always been that the emphasis on finance and staff-to-student ratios means that the academic One-Percenters (schools with the highest per capita endowment) remain at the top while…

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