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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Dear colleagues:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Last week, the University of Arizona, with the support of CONAHEC, hosted the International Workshop on Equitable Access to Higher Education, co-convened by IAU, the World Bank and UofA, thanks to the support of Lumina Foundation. Our weekly column in</span> <a href="http://www.chronicle.com/worldwise">The Chronicle of Higher Education</a>, <span style='color:#1F497D'>is precisely related to the topic discussed there. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Enclosed please find the reference with a link to the whole story in both English and Spanish. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Your comments either on the Web site or directly to me are much more than welcomed.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'>Francisco Marmolejo<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="mailto:fmarmole@email.arizona.edu">fmarmole@email.arizona.edu</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=time style='background:#F6F5EF'>November 22, 2010, 10:24 am<o:p></o:p></p><h1 style='mso-line-height-alt:15.6pt;background:#F6F5EF'><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/access-retention-and-success-in-higher-education-around-the-world-are-we-widening-or-narrowing-the-gaps/27599" title="Permalink to Access, Retention, And Success in Higher Education Around the World"><span style='font-size:22.5pt'>Access, Retention, And Success in Higher Education Around the World</span></a><o:p></o:p></h1><p class=byline style='background:#F6F5EF'>By <a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/author/fmarmolejo/" title="View all posts by Francisco Marmolejo"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Francisco Marmolejo</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='background:#F6F5EF'>In the world of higher education there is good news and some not so good. First the good: Practically all forecast analyses made by experts, from UNESCO to OECD, and also at the national level in most countries, predict that, during the coming decade, worldwide enrollment in higher education will continue to increase, thus benefiting more people than ever. The not so good news is that although the number of higher-education students will increase, unfortunately, it looks as though higher education will remain primarily elitist as it is today. It is evident that despite many efforts, concrete interventions, and a good number of initiatives–some of them very successful and scalable–and in an environment full of rhetoric and politics, the sad reality seems to be that gaps between countries may widen, and, moreover, gaps within countries between the better-off and the ones which are no… <o:p></o:p></p><p class=wp-read-more style='background:#F6F5EF'><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/access-retention-and-success-in-higher-education-around-the-world-are-we-widening-or-narrowing-the-gaps/27599"><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:11.0pt'>Read More </span></a><span lang=ES-MX><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX>+++++<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=time style='background:#F6F5EF'><span lang=ES-MX>November 22, 2010, 10:21 am<o:p></o:p></span></p><h1 style='mso-line-height-alt:15.6pt;background:#F6F5EF'><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/acceso-retencion-y-exito-profesional-en-la-educacion-superior-en-el-mundo-%c2%bfestamos-ampliando-o-reduciendo-las-brechas/27602" title="Permalink to Acceso, retención y éxito profesional en la educación superior en el mundo"><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:22.5pt'>Acceso, retención y éxito profesional en la educación superior en el mundo</span></a><span lang=ES-MX><o:p></o:p></span></h1><p class=byline style='background:#F6F5EF'><span lang=ES-MX>By </span><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/author/fmarmolejo/" title="View all posts by Francisco Marmolejo"><span lang=ES-MX style='font-size:11.0pt'>Francisco Marmolejo</span></a><span lang=ES-MX><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:#F6F5EF'><span lang=ES-MX>En el mundo de la educación superior hay buenas y malas noticias. Primero las buenas nuevas: prácticamente todos las proyecciones elaboradas por expertos–desde la UNESCO hasta la OCDE, pasando por las elaboradas a nivel nacional en la mayoría de los países– señalan que en la presente década el número de estudiantes inscritos en instituciones de educación superior continuará incrementándose, consecuentemente beneficiando a un mayor número de personas. La mala noticia es que aun cuando el número de estudiantes universitarios a nivel internacional alcanzará niveles históricos, desafortunadamente tal parece que la educación superior continuará siendo tan elitista como lo es actualmente. Es evidente que, a pesar de tantos esfuerzos, intervenciones concretas y un sinnúmero de buenas iniciativas –algunas bastante exitosas y replicables-, en un ambiente político cargado de … <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=wp-read-more style='background:#F6F5EF'><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/acceso-retencion-y-exito-profesional-en-la-educacion-superior-en-el-mundo-%c2%bfestamos-ampliando-o-reduciendo-las-brechas/27602"><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Read More </span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>PREVIOUS ARTICLES<o:p></o:p></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='color:#1F497D'><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/deficiency-in-foreign-language-competency-what-is-wrong-with-the-u-s-educational-system/27558">Deficiency in Foreign Language Competency: What is Wrong with the U.S. Educational System?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/internationalization-of-higher-education-the-good-the-bad-and-the-unexpected/27512">Internationalization of Higher Education: the Good, the Bad, and the Unexpected</a> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/internationalizacion-de-la-educacion-superior-lo-bueno-lo-malo-y-lo-inesperado/27553">Internacionalización de la educación superior: lo bueno, lo malo y lo inesperado</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span lang=ES-MX><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/the-madness-of-rankings/27100">The Madness of Rankings</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/la-fiebre-de-los-rankings/27137" title="Permalink to La fiebre de los rankings">La fiebre de los rankings</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/is-brazil-prepared-for-its-new-role-in-the-world/26883" title="Permalink to Is Brazil Prepared for Its New Role in the World?">Is Brazil Prepared for Its New Role in the World?</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/est-brasil-preparado-para-su-nuevo-papel-en-el-mundo/26885" title="Permalink to ¿Está Brasil preparado para su nuevo papel en el mundo?"><span lang=ES-MX>¿Está Brasil preparado para su nuevo papel en el mundo?</span></a></span><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=ES-MX><o:p></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><span lang=ES-MX><o:p><span style='text-decoration:none'> </span></o:p></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=MsoHyperlink><a href="http://chronicle.com/blogs/worldwise/challenges-of-mexican-higher-education-are-there-implications-for-the-united-states/26808" title="Permalink to Challenges of Mexican Higher Education; 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