Germany and Malaysia ‘top performers’ for internationalisation
Germany and Malaysia have been singled out as the best performers in major British Council research that looks at national policies on openness to international higher education.
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Faculty can carry handguns on Tenn. public college campuses
Full-time employees at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities can now carry handguns on campus
University of Glasgow economics lecturer move sparks row
Decision to move senior lecturer off core module raises further concerns about economics teaching in universities
Good Outcomes for Transfers
Study finds that students who start at community college earn bachelor's degrees at much lower rates -- but those who transfer fare as well as (or better than) "native" four-year-college students.
Confederate monument to be removed from U. of Louisville campus
Saying it no longer has a place in Louisville, Mayor Greg Fischer and University of Louisville President James Ramsey announced Friday morning that the 121-year-old Confederate monument on the Belknap campus is being removed.
Disenchanted
Why did Brown students protest a white person doing Hindu chants?
Demand for computer science degrees forces colleges to act
Four years after graduating from the University of Washington, Audra Linsenmayer began to realize that the job opportunities were few for someone who had majored in English and psychology, as she had.
Chinese language learning open doors for American students
American girl Claire Fuschi had never dreamed of hosting a conference in front of an audience of 1,300, let alone hosting the conference in Mandarin Chinese.
Why are sandwich courses seeing a resurgence?
Year after year, graduate recruiters emphasise the weight a good work placement carries in the hiring process.
Barack Obama free community college plan backed by $100m funding
Barack Obama’s $100 million (£68.6 million) in grants to help make community college free sends a “key economic message” to young Americans that they will need some form of tertiary education to secure jobs
