University of Arizona adding more overseas sites
The University of Arizona is branching out across the globe to offer more of its degrees on more foreign campuses.
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Boston program offers chance at free ride to degree
Low-income public, parochial and charter high school students in Boston who graduate in 2017 will be able to earn a bachelor’s degree without having to pay tuition and mandatory fees under a pilot program announced yesterday.
Degree Plus?
Not every student walking away with a liberal arts degree from the University of Utah -- or any other institution, for that matter...
Oxford academics challenge ‘compulsory retirement’ rules
Academics at the University of Oxford are attempting to abolish a rule that forces them to retire at the age of 67 amid growing unrest over what they have called “unfair” and “unlawful” age discrimination.
Fine Print and Tough Questions for the Purdue-Kaplan Deal
University’s boundary-testing deal poses a test for its accreditor and could set new precedents about online education and the role of public universities.
College teaches veterans to heal each others’ mental wounds
Former U.S. Army Specialist Tara Barney will never forget the 2013 night when a fellow soldier cried as he described holding a dying friend in his arms, a wartime memory he had not shared with anyone.
Hopes rise for solution to Central European University stand-off
The closure-threatened Central European University has announced that it will continue to enrol students in Budapest for the next academic year ...
Dutch business school rocked by criticism of its links to Shell
A row has broken out in the Netherlands over a contract between one of the country’s top business schools and Royal Dutch Shell that appears to give the oil company influence over curricula and admissions.
Who Defines What Is Racist?
Students demand firing of Evergreen State professor. Police chief urges him to stay off campus for his safety. Supporters say he’s the one upholding principles of equity.
Journals’ statistics rules ‘help tackle reproducibility crisis’
Academic journals may be able to help tackle science’s reproducibility crisis by issuing guidelines on the use of statistics in papers submitted for publication, researchers say.
