A robot goes to College
Humanoid robot completes course in philosophy of love in what is purportedly a world first.
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Enrollment Slide Continues, at Slower Rate
College enrollments in the U.S. decline for a sixth straight year -- although at a slower rate -- while the bachelor's degree got more popular.
Cambridge startup offers cheaper, online college counseling
Cambridge startup is taking college guidance online, offering high school students and their parents a cheaper alternative to private college counseling.
Dutch universities struggle to hit female professor targets
Interventions such as women-only fellowships have improved gender balance – but some professoriates are still more than 85 per cent male
Almost 900 Missouri degree programs don’t meet productivity standards
Half of the nearly 1,800 degree programs offered at Missouri’s public colleges and universities are falling short of state standards for graduates and other measures, according to a statewide review.
China ‘will teach 500,000 international students by 2020’
China will be teaching at least 500,000 international students by 2020, a new study suggests.
OER Adoptions on the Rise
The number of faculty members choosing open educational resources over traditional textbooks has nearly doubled in the last year, but awareness over all remains low.
Deans nationwide jointly issue ‘Tianjin Consensus’
The participants at the forums together promulgated the "Tianjin Consensus", which focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship education in universities and colleges.
English universities risk multimillion-pound fines under OfS
English universities could face fines of millions of pounds for breaching the conditions of their registration with the new higher education regulator.
