Testing new tools for accountability in higher education

By: Blair Glencorse. This article was originally published in Transparency International's 2013 Global Corruption Report: Education (Section 4.14). The international community has rarely engaged coherently on issues of corruption within higher education, focusing instead on issues such as building teachers’ capacity, infrastructure development and programmes to increase access. The learning to be garnered from testing new accountability approaches therefore has important implications for the future of universities and colleges. Higher education in what are called ‘fragile states’ suffers from a host of issues that manifest themselves in different forms – from a lack of strategies and plans, to absent regulations [...]

2013-04-12T00:00:00+00:0012th April 2013|

The Accountability Lab’s Work Selected by Transparency International as a 2012 “Game Changer”

The Accountability Lab’s work in higher education in Nepal and Liberia has been selected by Transparency International as a “Game Changer” and will be profiled at the 15th annual International Anti-Corruption Conference in Brazilia next week through the Game Changers Global Initiative. As stated on the website, the platform will “showcase anti-corruption game changing strategies, profile the game changers behind these initiatives and facilitate a global exchange of knowledge and experiences around four dimensions: Innovating and testing new ideas; Public Mobilisation; Support for victims and the witnesses of corruption; and Connecting the game changers with a global community of people [...]

2012-10-30T00:00:00+00:0030th October 2012|

Blair Glencorse named as a “Top 99 Under 33” Foreign Policy Leader

Blair Glencorse, Founder and Executive Director of the Accountability Lab, was named today as a “Top 99 Under 33” Foreign Policy Leader by Young Professionals in Foreign Policy and The Diplomatic Courier, a global affairs magazine. As described on the website the list is “a special project that captures the extraordinary impact on international affairs of 99 diverse Millennials under the age of 33… and offers insight into the creativity, determination, and passion of the young people who are already tackling the world's critical global challenges.” The list included young leaders across a variety of fields - attorneys, financiers, technologists, [...]

2012-09-08T00:00:00+00:008th September 2012|

Emerging Voices: Glencorse on Higher Education in Liberia

This blog post was originally published on the Council on Foreign Relations' Development Channel. Emerging Voices features contributions from scholars and practitioners highlighting new research, thinking, and approaches to development challenges. This article is from Blair Glencorse, Founder and Executive Director of the Accountability Lab. He analyzes the challenges of integrity and accountability in Liberia’s colleges and universities, arguing that failures in higher education threaten the country’s progress toward peace and development. You can follow Glencorse on his blog and on Twitter at @blairglencorse. Under the leadership of President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, Liberia and its international partners have focused on several [...]

2012-08-20T00:00:00+00:0020th August 2012|
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