Rethink apprenticeship scheme, employers and unions urge
Critics say near-60% fall in trainee numbers are down to overly complex rules and difficulty in accessing funds
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Critics say near-60% fall in trainee numbers are down to overly complex rules and difficulty in accessing funds
British universities face potential challenges if they are left outside the ‘Sorbonne process’, experts warn
Four major U.S. companies — IBM, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Lincoln Electric — are ready to expand their apprenticeship programs and poised to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the U.S. Labor Department (DOL).
Colleges and universities aren’t eager to punish students who shout down speakers, but they must follow their own policies and foster an environment conducive to free speech, experts say.
A US software company claims to have created the program that researchers’ dreams (or nightmares) are made of: an automated assistant able to write up papers so that you don’t have to.
UCU says move will 'raise further questions about the priorities of senior managers'
Federal jury awards $1.165 million, finding discrimination in tenure denial by Southeastern Oklahoma State University.
When Charles Murray or Milo Yiannopoulos visit a college campus, administrators don’t just worry about the effect that inflammatory speech might have on their students.
Outnumbered male college students in Texas have created a sharp gender gap in statewide completion rates – and, according to the state’s higher education commissioner, a campus cultural problem for men.
One of the frequently cited benefits of higher education is its roles in producing graduates who embrace tolerance and progressive thinking.