University hit 21 times in one year by ransomware
Universities and NHS trusts in England have been hit hard by ransomware in the last year ...
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Young academics’ research ‘elegant but not interesting’
Young researchers at Western universities are increasingly writing “safe” and “conservative” papers due to the pressure to get published...
DeVos lauds colleges for flexibility, innovation
In her first public event addressing higher education, U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos lauded community colleges for their flexibility, innovation and the myriad roles they play in their communities.
Rollins College suspends all fraternities
Rollins College officials have suspended all fraternities after concerns over “high risk behaviors” surfaced this week, a spokeswoman confirmed.
Transgender Protections Withdrawn
Administration rescinds guidelines that said Title IX applied to discrimination based on gender identity. Guidelines had been used by transgender students to push for policy changes.
Tsinghua University rejects foreign student admission criticism
Tsinghua University has denied suggestions the university's new system of admission for international applicants has made it easier for foreign students to get a chance to study in the university
W.V. seeks to incentivize college graduation rates
Educators at institutions of higher learning once told incoming freshmen at their orientation to look to the person standing to the left of them — then to look at the person standing to their right.
Print This ‘Lower Ed’
A new book argues that the focus on credentials and growing inequality led to the rise in for-profit colleges.
Martin Shkreli’s show goes on at Harvard
Before Martin Shkreli's event at Harvard could even get started Wednesday night, it was set briefly on ice.
New formula aims to stop ‘unfair’ credit for research
Scholars who publish research with hundreds of co-authors should receive no more than one-third of the current credit they get for such papers, according to a proposed formula designed to eradicate “gift authorship”.
