‘Pioneer’ universities in U7+ commit to tackle global issues
The alliance of world universities agrees to act on issues including social inequality at first summit
The world.edu network focuses on education, science, innovation and the environment.
Here you can submit and vote on the best content from the world’s leading organisations and websites.
Pearson’s next chapter
The company will abandon its traditional textbook publishing model in favor of a digital-first strategy. Print books will still be available, but students will be encouraged to rent rather than buy.
The college that became a prison
As Yankton College’s only full-time employee, Jan Garrity knows how tough running a postsecondary institution can be. There are students to educate and degrees to confer; faculty and staff to hire and pay; a campus to maintain and a mission to uphold.
LGBT activists permitted to break rules at Baylor University, conservative students are not
In the wake of Matt Walsh’s pro-traditional morality speech on campus last April, Baylor University has been pressured to charter an LGBT student organization, Gamma Alpha Upsilon, or GAY.
Toxic technology: How social media is making us dumb, angry — and addicted
A few years ago, I noticed that I really enjoyed reading on airplanes and wondered why.
New law could pave way for future college students to major in marijuana
Some community colleges and four-year universities in Illinois are exploring the possibility of launching educational programs to train people in the business of growing and marketing marijuana in light of a new state law legalizing adult-use recreational marijuana.
California sees profit in solely student-funded master’s degrees
UC system looks to job-focused courses to ease budget woes, but critics see erosion of HE as public good
Concerned Over Process
Faculty members at the University of South Carolina passed a resolution calling for a new presidential search as the university's Board of Trustees may consider a secretive option.
What happened to the $10,000 degree?
Rick Perry had just been elected to a third term as governor of Texas when he issued a call to the state’s public colleges and universities in a 2011 speech.
The Downside of Reduced Student Borrowing
New research shows more student borrowing is connected to greater academic success -- at least at community colleges -- and indicates reduced borrowing could lead to higher loan defaults.
