South African government patches holes in student funding regime
An extra 6.9 billion rand (£306 million) will be pumped into South Africa’s higher education system to tackle a student finance crisis which triggered nationwide protests.
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About-Face on Fee Waivers
NYU changes policy and its website, and apologizes to would-be graduate student who went public after being told the university didn't grant waivers.
Cyberbullying insurance now available for the rich
You can insure your home, your car and your life. Now you can also insure against cyberbullies.
China co-opts a Buddhist sect in global effort to smear Dalai Lama
Thousands of Buddhists from all over Britain packed into the Aldershot football stadium southwest of London on June 29, quietly waiting under a hot sun to see the Dalai Lama.
The Strong case for sustainable capitalism
Heard the Stone Soup story? That’s what jumped to mind when I got news of Maurice Strong’s death Nov. 28.
Less Than 1%
Only 323 of 34,086 learners are eligible to take advantage of Arizona State's MOOCs-for-credit initiative with edX.
As public funding of universities dwindles, faculty are unionizing
When newly installed University of Washington (UW) President Ana Mari Cauce and Interim Provost Jerry Baldasty got wind that the UW faculty was collecting signatures on union cards...
How ‘the school of white’ became auction favorites
When Korean-born Lee Ufan returned to Seoul in the early 70s, and met a group of like-minded painters, the country was ruled by a military dictatorship with a chokehold on freedom of expression.
Self-driving delivery robot could be Santa’s new helper
Fleets of small autonomous robots could soon become a familiar presence on public pathways
Tenure or Bust
Nearly 90 percent of professors at U of Wisconsin System would consider leaving state if tenure were abolished, and majority say it would limit scholarly inquiry, according the results of controversial survey.
