Introduction: Why This Book, by Me, Now? -- Is Going to University Worth It?-- Who Goes to University, and Do All Have an Equal Chance to Attend? -- What Should Students Learn at University, and Are They Learning It? -- The Relationship between University Education and Jobs -- How Should a...

"Presenting an analysis of higher education in eight countries in the Arab Middle East and North Africa, Degrees of Dignity works to dismantle narratives of crisis and assert approaches to institutional reform. Drawing on policy documents, media narratives, interviews, and personal experiences,...

The Bologna process inspired the Italian 3+2 reform of the university system which constitutes a big increase in the supply of college graduates. This paper is a preliminary attempt to identify the effects of the reform on (i) the relative probability (relative to non-graduates) of employment of...