Focus on research ‘excellence’ is ‘damaging science’
For researchers, it has become impossible to escape from the word “excellence”. The government’s new higher education White Paper uses it 115 times. T
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Protecting Values in Overseas Ventures
Universities that set up shop globally should work to uphold principles such as academic freedom, gender equity and freedom of speech ...
Obama administration issues rules to overhaul student debt forgiveness
Students will have a clearer path to loan forgiveness if they are defrauded or misled by their colleges. ...
Oxford told to address fears over ‘excessive’ student workloads
The University of Oxford has been told by the Quality Assurance Agency to address students’ fears that “excessive” workloads are dragging down educational standards at the prestigious institution.
UCF, Valencia spend more on advertising
UCF and Valencia College have ramped up their spending on advertising, which officials say is key to recruiting students and faculty, as well as promoting new programs.
Two valedictorians in Texas declare undocumented status
When Mayte Lara Ibarra, the valedictorian of her high school’s graduating class, revealed her plans to attend the University of Texas at Austin on a scholarship, she did what any graduate would do: She shared her excitement on social media.
Industry preferences of Chinese graduates changing
Legacy industries losing appeal for today's job hunters, survey finds; smaller is looking better
UK facing ‘digital skills crisis’ warn MPs
Urgent action is needed to deal with the UK's digital skills crisis, warn MPs, or it risks damaging the country's productivity and competitiveness.
Accreditor, and Accreditation, on Trial
When a federal panel weighs whether to keep recognizing an overseer of for-profit colleges this month, the feds and the accreditor alike will be judged on the outcome.
‘Universities in a Dangerous World’
During the time attendees have been gathered for the biennial Scholars at Risk congress, news broke that a professor from Montreal’s Concordia University has been imprisoned in Iran.
