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Colleges open libraries to neighboring students
Sharing resources among campuses makes sense for more than economical reasons, as colleges are finding these opportunities can better serve busy students.
In effort to save money, two small colleges move toward merger
In an attempt to stay affordable and competitive, two small liberal arts colleges in Newton are considering merging, the schools announced Saturday.
Posttenure Review or a Plan to Undercut Tenure?
Right after U of Tennessee faculty members agreed on plan to toughen oversight of tenured professors, system proposed rules many say endanger academic freedom.
Mindfulness exercises ‘help students stay focused in class’
Taking part in brief mindfulness exercises can help university students stay focused during lectures, researchers have claimed.
The preposterous ‘evidence’ that casts Chinese students as spies
Following a school shooting in Florida that killed 17 people, including that of a Chinese-American student who held a door to let his classmates escape, we learned that the FBI received a tip about the shooter last month but failed to act.
Higher education aid project’s £3.3 million ‘largely squandered’
Questions have been raised about the value of international organisations providing aid for developing countries’ higher education systems, after the veterans of one project warned that much of its $4.6 million (£3.3 million) budget had been squande
Silver spoons
New study shows how wealthy parents and their involvement with their children drastically changes the college experience.
UCLA warns international students about increased stringency in visa laws
International students who are arrested could be removed from the country following the federal government’s new emphasis on screening immigrants.
More California students graduate from high school, but far fewer graduate from college
California’s high school graduation rates have increased significantly in recent years, but the percentage of those students who complete their college education continues to lag, with long-term implications for the state’s future.
