Daily Archives: May 31, 2026

White Paper 7: Synthesis, Threats, and the Forward Case

Posted on May 31, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract This paper closes the section by returning to the crisis taxonomy of White Paper 1 and grading the University of the People (UoPeople) model dimension by dimension, drawing on the evidence assembled in the intervening papers. The verdict is … Continue reading →

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White Paper 6: Comparative Sector Position

Posted on May 31, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The University of the People (UoPeople) is routinely grouped with institutions it is not: with MOOCs because it is online and large, with for-profit online schools because its founder came from that sector, with online program managers because it … Continue reading →

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White Paper 5: The Pedagogical Model: Peer Learning at Scale

Posted on May 31, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The cost advantage examined in White Paper 2 and the access advantage examined in White Paper 4 are not the foundation of the University of the People (UoPeople) model; they are consequences of a particular teaching design. That design—small … Continue reading →

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White Paper 4: The International Architecture and the Access Mission

Posted on May 31, 2026 by nathanalbright

Abstract The University of the People’s (UoPeople) most distinctive feature is also its least replicable: it admits students from across the world by default and has become the largest enroller of refugees of any university. This paper treats the global … Continue reading →

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