Keeping our heads down is a bad tactic in the culture war
To our detriment, US higher education has become a trench line in the ongoing culture war.
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To our detriment, US higher education has become a trench line in the ongoing culture war.
Each year, California invites students who are in the country without legal permission to apply for the same financial aid packages available to others
Three liberal arts colleges in Michigan team with the company to share courses via interactive whiteboards and videoconferencing. The results could be transformative, participants say.
A judge has accused a university professor of “diminishing the importance of the role of an expert witness” after he allegedly plagiarised others’ work in court and made assertions “without any basis in research or fact”.
Digital transformation is revolutionising Australian education
Stanford, while previously adamant in promoting campus free expression, has struggled after posters on immigration were posted in a dormitory, challenging the consistency of the university’s policies.
Professional certificates expedite job training and are a booming business for institutions like Sinclair Community College, where certificates last year made up more than 60 percent of the academic credentials awarded by the school.
While the price of Bitcoin has dropped since Christmas, the virtual currency boom has shown no signs of cooling off in the more august precincts of America’s elite universities.
Academics need to ask themselves whether they discriminate against overseas scholars on the basis of their home country, according to a researcher who found evidence of a “caste system” in global academia.
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a different approach from other states to help students cover the high cost of college.