Vanishing Borneo: Saving one of the world’s last great places
Borneo’s magnificent rain forest is being decimated to make way for oil palm plantations.
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White House Would Slash Student Aid and NSF
Details leaked about forthcoming budget include large cuts to college aid programs and end Public Service Loan Forgiveness and subsidized loan programs. Other leaks point to new proposals to cut science.
Low-carbon bubbly: Champagne industry adapts to climate change
Green businesses with something to celebrate could do worse than pop open the champagne.
UK Tory review of tertiary funding could bring ‘price competition’
The Conservative manifesto’s plan for a “major review” of tertiary education funding could “generate price competition for the first time ever” across the whole sector, according to one expert in the field.
FCC votes to overturn net neutrality rules
The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to overturn rules that force ISPs to treat all data traffic as equal.
China’s internet erupts over Monash University’s drunk officials quiz question
Monash University's reputation in the lucrative Chinese student market has taken a battering after an online exam for business students claimed it was widely said Chinese government officials only tell the truth when they are drunk.
Brand advocacy vs. activism: Swinging the pendulum on climate policy
It’s been a rough couple of months for those of us who particularly enjoy living on a habitable planet.
Experiments With a New Way of Paying for College
Colleges (and nontraditional providers) experiment with income-share agreements as innovation that could help some people afford education and training.
Australian v-cs unite against cuts and performance-linked funding
Australian vice-chancellors have unanimously opposed government proposals to cut university funding and increase tuition fees, while concerns have also been raised about plans to introduce performance-based funding for teaching.
The NCAA put out a diversity hiring pledge. Notre Dame and Boston College won’t sign.
Last September, the NCAA started circulating a “presidential pledge” intended to deal with a problem that continues to rankle college sports: Diversity in hiring.
