Accreditation and innovation
The accreditation system worked -- slowly -- for a unusual start-up college aimed at adult students, according to a case study by the American Council on Education.
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Michigan union frees employees from mandatory dues
A recent decision by the Michigan teachers’ union has freed over a dozen teachers from being forced to pay union dues, according to attorneys for those looking to cancel their union membership.
Chinese gov. official allegedly uses American colleges to commit visa fraud
Zhongsan Liu allegedly acted with the knowledge and consent of his superiors to acquire visas illegally.
Clear data from devices before travelling, academics told
Rising instances of warrantless searches at borders have ‘serious implications for academic freedom and research confidentiality
An unholy mess: can Liberty University weather latest crisis?
Leader’s offensive behaviours portrayed as exception for morality-focused institution
Higher Education Coalition from Ky. urges Congress to protect ‘Dreamers’
Some Kentucky colleges and universities are among 600 higher education institutions across the nation asking Congress to give permanent protection to children brought to the U.S. illegally by their parents.
UMN College Republicans’ ‘Keep America Great’ mural ‘vandalized’
Every year, student groups at the University of Minnesota are allowed to paint small murals advertising their clubs.
Canceled course renews academic freedom concerns
Yale report finds no violation of academic freedom in the cancellation of a course on dissent at Yale-NUS College in Singapore.
Census data underline foreign student language concerns
Candid self-appraisals lend weight to doubts about English capabilities of learners coming to Australia
Christian colleges cheer Trump administration plan to end religious discrimination against contractors
When President Obama barred federal contractors from discriminating in hiring on the basis of “real or perceived sexual orientation” in 2014, an evangelical college president joined Obama’s former faith-based outreach director and other religious nonprofits to ask for exemptions in line with their religious beliefs.
