What will the Duchess of Sussex mean for global higher education?
Academics assess the impact Meghan Markle may have in her new role as patron of the Association of Commonwealth Universities
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5 things to look for in the Green New Deal
The Green New Deal means different things to different people. In some ways, that’s part of its appeal. On the other hand, a Green New Deal can’t mean anything anyone wants it to, or it will come to mean nothing at all.
‘Suggestive’ note ban could make for tough love on Valentine’s Day
The University of New Orleans classifies "suggestive" notes as a form of "sexual harassment."
California’s Online Community College Chooses Its Leader
Heather Hiles, an entrepreneur and Gates Foundation alum, will lead the new institution, launching this fall with competency-based certificate programs for the state's adults.
State pilot program gives housing to homeless college students
In Terry Vecchio’s first month as dean of students at Quinsigamond Community College in Worcester, a student told Vecchio she was living with her husband and children in a car.
Facebook-funded AI ethics institute faces independence questions
New £5.7 million institute at the Technical University of Munich triggers ‘ethics washing’ debate
Oroqen elder’s classes preserve ethnic language
Every Saturday and Sunday morning for the past three months, Wu Xiaodong has waited for her students at the ethnic primary school in Xunke county, Heihe, in northeastern China's Heilongjiang province.
UNM scraps Trump Hotel ad amid student backlash
The University of New Mexico's athletics department posted an ad, which encouraged students to enter a giveaway to win a three-night stay at one of the 11 Trump Hotels.
Textbook ‘scam’ alleged in federal lawsuit against S.C.’s biggest technical college
A used textbook seller is taking South Carolina’s largest public technical college to federal court alleging it ran a “scam” on its own students by inking a deal with one of the country’s leading textbook publishers.
Art School Shakeout
The smallest art colleges are struggling in a fiercely competitive market. Why are they showing such signs of stress? And can larger liberal arts colleges learn from their successes and missteps?
