18/04/2022

In Memoriam Laura Pighi (22 agosto 1930 - 13 aprile 2022)

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Qui un belissimo in memoriam scritto dal Prof. Harald Hendrix della Università di Utrecht. La mattina del 13 aprile 2022, la Professoressa ...
16/04/2022

Obituary for my mother Laura Pighi (22 August 1930 - 13 April 2022): the life of an international scholar of Italian literature and culture

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In the morning of 13 April 2022, Profesoressa Laura Pighi Schram passed away in Negrar near Verona (Italy), where she resided for almost 35 ...
11/04/2022

Echoes from Ancient Times: Anniversary of the death of San Zenone of Verona (12 April 371)

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Statue of San Zeno in Verona Today, in Verona and elsewhere we celebrate the death of its patron Saint Zenone (in Veronese "San Zen...
20/02/2022

Obituary Joe Kaowai (8 May 1982 - 14 February 2022)

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Joe Kaowai in Venice In the night of Monday 14 February 2022, our wonderful friend, servant-leader, educator, and colleague Joe Kaowai passe...
08/12/2021

Five Checks Before Doing Cross-Country Comparisons

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6 December 2021 Background I have always been fascinated by national indicator frameworks and making cross-country comparisons. When doing m...
07/12/2021

Times Higher Education: "Exiled v-c fights to return to Papua New Guinea"

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(Upon request, here is the article from 2014 which gave international attention to the situation of PNG universities. I did in fact return o...
30/12/2020

Green University Rankings: Research Note 30 December 2020

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Background During the last decades, attempts to measure the performance of universities have multiplied. These performance scores, rankings,...