Democrats unsure how far they can push higher education reform
With a renewed share of power, US Democrats promising help for universities and students confront Republicans and themselves
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Ministry to include disaster mitigation lessons in school curriculum
The Education and Culture ministry plans to include lessons on basic life skills, such as disaster mitigation and countering radicalism, in a new curriculum.
Challenges for Small Literary Journals
Editors consider how small publications can find support and reach audiences.
USOC fires official over his silence in Larry Nassar case
The U.S. Olympic Committee fired its chief of sport performance Monday, immediately after publishing an investigation that found major issues with how the organization responded to specific sexual assault allegations made against disgraced doctor Larry Nassar and the environment that its governance structure created for reporting sexual abuse in general.
Japanese magazine apologises over university ‘sex listing’
A Japanese men's magazine has had to issue an apology after publishing a list ranking universities on how easy it is to convince female students to have sex at drinking parties.
Credit transfer key to Trump drive to help for-profit colleges
US administration portrays campaign as matter of fairness and equity
Blowback Against a Hoax
Author of a recent academic scam faces disciplinary action by Portland State, for failing to alert his research review board before hoodwinking journal editors with outrageous articles. Many say he's guilty of bad form, but did he commit misconduct?
Four common lies about higher education
It seems as though we now get a steady stream of reports, statements, musings and other expressions of the sentiment that college isn’t worth the money.
2,500+ S.C. students won’t have to repay for-profit school after ‘unfair’ practices
More than 2,500 South Carolina students who attended classes at the for-profit Career Education Corp. won’t have to repay them, according to a settlement between the company and 48 attorneys general throughout the country.
Publishers choose between self-censorship in China and import ban
Cambridge University Press is latest firm to reveal that some of its titles have been blocked by the state
