Universities ‘contribute little to generic skill development’
Schools take credit for majority of literacy and numeracy development
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Free speech bill VETOED in Montana, but not all hope is lost..
Montana's Democrat governor recently vetoed a campus free speech bill.
Meet the high-school students who are taking college courses: ‘Most of us here either want to be a doctor or an engineer’
The soothing melodies of Norah Jones wafting through a dim lit room, musings about a future as a therapist, engineer or founder of a health-care empire — these are some of the sights and sounds one might expect to find in a coffee shop or dorm room at a small liberal-arts college.
A Donor’s Demands, a Revoked Chair
A religion professor at the American University in Cairo says the university had no right to revoke his chair title after he resisted a donor's demands that he teach Islam in a preferential manner.
Does your admissions team know how adult learners approach their college search?
EAB research points to how adult student prospects are gathering information about programs and what their key decision criteria are, with admissions recruitment takeaways for colleges and universities.
External examiners ‘need more support on standards’
Conference on grade inflation told ‘systematic’ change is needed
Capping off graduation with creative photos in China
College students pose for graduation photos in Zhengzhou, Central China's Henan province
Academic on 10th fixed-term contract fights for permanency
More than 1,200 people sign letter supporting Feyzi Ismail in her dispute with SOAS University of London
Emory University fires scientists over undisclosed funding ties to China
Emory University in Atlanta, Georgia, has sacked two US government-funded scientists for allegedly failing to disclose their sources of overseas financing and research ties in China.
