The fate of global corporations in an anti-globalist world
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A University of Minn. ethics scandal turns into a business opportunity
Brian Herman, the University of Minnesota's former VP of research, met Columbia University psychiatrist David Strauss during the implosion of the U's worst ethics scandal in recent memory.
Australian universities admitting 56 per cent of students without ATAR
More than half of all students starting a bachelor degree at an Australian university are now admitted on a basis other than their Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR), despite this cohort having one of the highest dropout rates.
Jobs at risk as UK Open University announces £100 million cuts
The Open University is to cut £100 million of annual spending in a radical overhaul that is likely to lead to course closures and significant job losses.
Internationalisation ‘increasingly seen as revenue driver’ in US
Almost a third of US universities have cited making money as a key reason why they undertake internationalisation activities, up from less than one-sixth of institutions five years ago.
How diplomas based on skill acquisition, not credits earned, could change education
Algebra was not Kylee Elderkin’s favorite subject at the beginning of the school year. “I was a little behind,” said Kylee, 14. “I wouldn’t understand.”
Fossil-free islands: A blueprint for sustainable development?
One is a 7,300-person tropical paradise. Another is a Danish territory roughly twice the size of Manhattan situated in the icy waters off Northern Europe.
A Fast Start?
New York’s much-debated free public college tuition program received 21,000 applications in five days, a quick start even as many colleges project few students will receive aid from the effort.
Art education goes online to cater to a wider audience
Living in a digital and globalized world means one can learn things at any time and any place. The recent launch of an online-education institute aims to offer courses taught by lecturers from across the world.
