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A new higher ed movement
Across our history, America has educated our citizens and future leaders far more effectively than other countries.
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.
If you make them laugh, will they apply?
Colleges bombard bright high school students with pitches. Will an unexpected bit of humor motivate them to look more seriously at an institution?
Open-access charges ‘create new inequalities’ in publishing
A global shift towards open-access publishing is opening up new types of inequality within academia, according to research that highlights institutional “stratification” in publishing access outcomes.
Final vote on Purdue-Kaplan deal will be in secret
Thursday will be a pivotal day for Purdue and its pending – not to mention controversial – deal to buy for-profit Kaplan University.
Overconfident Students, Dubious Employers
A new study identifies the gaps between graduates' views of their skills and the views of those who hire them.
Women in gender-equal countries less likely to gain STEM degrees
Women in countries with high levels of gender equality are less likely to gain degrees in science, technology, engineering and mathematics fields, according to a study.
Is a green MBA worth your time and money?
While working in the field of product design, Sarah Zuhlsdorf became increasingly troubled by a pervasive feature of her job: waste.
Which Chinese words do foreigners recognize the most?
From US President Donald Trump's granddaughter Arabella to Jim Rogers' daughter Happy Rogers, quite a number of foreigners have either started to learn Chinese or prefer their descendants learn the language in recent years.
Trump administration looking at bankruptcy options for student debt
The Trump administration indicated Tuesday it is considering allowing more Americans to erase student debt in bankruptcy.
UK Students ‘deeply sceptical’ of variable fees, polling reveals
Students are opposed to the introduction of variable tuition fees in English higher education, according to polling that emerges amid growing criticism of the government’s hopes of delivering greater price competition in the sector.
