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Scholarship program offers aid for undocumented students
Hundreds of undocumented immigrant students now have access to millions of dollars in financial aid to attend Eastern Connecticut State University and Delaware State University.
Thai students caught high-tech cheating on exams
A university in Bangkok says it has blacklisted a group of students after discovering they were using smartwatches and cameras concealed in glasses to cheat during entrance exams.
Chilling Higher Ed Cooperation in China?
The country's strict new law regulating the activities of foreign nongovernmental organizations raises many unanswered questions for universities operating there.
Schools are using bitcoin technology to track students
Recording and verifying candidates' credentials can be costly and time-consuming for academia and businesses alike.
Predictive Analytics for Publishing
Start-up uses data analytics to tackle information overload among researchers and publishers in science, medical and technical fields.
Transfer students surge, force changes at University of Minnesota
Nikolai Fjelstad was one of the University of Minnesota’s rejects. Now he’s a sophomore.
Half of fresh Chinese graduates get job or become entrepreneurs
The number of university graduates reached 7.65 million in 2016, hitting a new historic high
Digital humanities scholars are like Silicon Valley ‘disruptors’
Many humanities scholars have praised the digital humanities as one of the more promising developments for their disciplines.
A Beloved Professor Fired
Students and alumni at William Carey University want to know why a tenured faculty member was dismissed. Some fear it is because he taught Genesis as divine but not literal
