Fears over potential publisher ‘monopoly’ in digital research tools
As Elsevier buys another academic workflow company, some worry about potential for publishers to ‘lock in’ scholars to their services
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The ‘gender gap in citations’: how female authors lose out
Study offers further insight into the persistent trend for women to be cited less frequently than men
More Pressure on Accreditors in Changing Higher Ed Landscape
The role of college oversight bodies is in the spotlight as more large for-profit institutions look to reclassify as nonprofits.
ED’s plan to nix gainful employment regs
The U.S. Education Department (ED) on Friday announced its proposal to rescind the so-called “gainful employment” (GE) regulations — a move that was much anticipated.
Hungarian government pushes forward plan to ban gender studies
University leaders were given less than 18 hours to respond to state plans to scrap the subject
New law lets Ill. students take unlimited dual-credit classes
A new state law will allow Illinois high school students to take an unlimited number of dual-credit courses and earn both high school and college credits.
Probing students’ claims does credit to college entrance examination
On Saturday night, the provincial discipline inspection commission and supervisory commission of Central China's Henan province released the results of their investigation into claims by four students that their answer sheets in the national college entrance exam (gaokao) might have been exchanged with those for lower points.
Students aren’t prepared for UK master’s level, study finds
Staff say they are having to put in extra hours to bring master’s students’ skills up to scratch
Betsy DeVos’ rollback of Obama’s for-profit college rules is almost complete
Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is rolling back another Obama-era regulation that was meant to protect students from abusive practices by for-profit schools and colleges.
Blockchain gains currency in Higher Ed
Despite lingering skepticism about the future of cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin, the technology behind them is becoming a focus of university teaching and research.
