U. of Akron to cut almost 20 percent of degrees, degree tracks
The University of Akron is cutting almost 20 percent of its degrees and degree tracks.
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Antidote to Med Student Debt
Thanks to fund-raising prowess, NYU takes an ax to medical school tuition where others have used a scalpel. But medical school costs are clearly under the microscope.
Tech giants lagging on publishing record
Analysis concludes universities are ‘moving towards a nearly exclusive monopoly’ over research articles
Don’t even think of publishing in this journal
A major higher education research journal is suspending submissions to clear out a two-year backlog. Some see this case pointing to broad problems in academic publishing, such as the unwillingness of many scholars to review papers.
Fla. university latest to cut ties with China’s Confucius Institute
The University of North Florida will close a campus branch of a Chinese-run cultural institute, the latest U.S. college to do so amid criticism from U.S. legislators that China uses the institute to influence American higher education.
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
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
