Evergreen president presents plan to address student safety
The Evergreen State College in Olympia is no stranger to student protests.
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One in five alternative providers seeking degree-awarding powers
One in five private providers of higher education in England plan to apply for degree-awarding powers by the end of the decade, signalling increased competition for established universities.
Cambridge plans postgraduate growth to counter financial worries
The University of Cambridge is planning an expansion of postgraduate student numbers as the institution seeks to counter a “continuing deterioration” in financial outlook that it attributes partly to Brexit and higher education policy uncertainty.
Money Matters
Students are more likely to graduate from colleges that cost more and spend more than others, study finds.
Md. just outlawed scholarship displacement
The state of Maryland passed a law this week banning public schools from "scholarship displacement," a practice in which schools reduce financial aid packages of students who receive scholarships from sources other than the school.
Deep Partisan Divide on Higher Education
In dramatic shift, more than half of Republicans now say colleges have a negative impact on the U.S., with wealthier, older and more educated Republicans being least positive.
Market competition and mass participation ‘reduces diversity’
Increased market competition and the growth in participation in higher education has led to “imitation” behaviour and the narrowing of university missions around the world
Support Grows for Major Shift in Pell
Bipartisan support builds for expanding Pell Grant eligibility to short-term certificates, although some experts worry about quality control and funding.
‘Mafia’ professors ‘control Pakistan’s corrupt research system’
Top academic claims universities have created 'factories' for junk science papers because of misguided funding system
U. of Miss. to implement plan to put ‘past into context’
The University of Mississippi announced today plans to add plaques to various sites on its Oxford campus and rename one building, all with the goal of offering more history and "putting the past into context."
