China moves to halt universities’ eastern branch campus rush
Ministry of Education says it does not ‘support or encourage’ institutions setting up outposts beyond their home province Read more
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Yale-NUS closure ‘nothing to do with academic freedom’
College’s defenders say its demise will dilute free expression, but education minister says its original critics opposed it for the same reason Read more
Rural US college leader fired by partisan board activists
Conservative campaign for control of North Idaho College ends with ousting of Rick MacLennan and anger over masks Read more
China takes on big publishers with ‘world-class’ journal drive
Country concerned about likes of Elsevier ‘seizing’ distribution of scientific output Read more
Texas universities brace for backlash against anti-abortion law
Legislative ban leaves medical schools vowing to protect women’s health, and faculty and students likely to flee Read more
StuDocu: academics angry as lecture notes shared without consent
Note-sharing platform accused of cashing in on students uploading teaching materials Read more
Yale historian quits diplomacy post over donor influence
Beverley Gage leaves Brady-Johnson programme after president insists $250 million funder can pick its advisory board members Read more
Fewer Australian doctoral graduates finding employment after PhD
But employment rates bachelor’s graduates ‘stabilise’ despite pandemic Read more
Statue removal ‘last straw’ for some Hong Kong academics
Researchers face prospect that they might not find more work in academia if they leave city Read more
Disadvantaged students take second degrees ‘in bid to close gap’
‘Equity’ students’ post-course outcomes slant towards further study rather than work, Australian research finds Read more
