One in three UK universities going backwards on female professorships
The proportion of professorships held by women has declined at significant numbers of UK universities in recent years ....
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When a Court Overturns a Tenure Decision
Court vacates a tenure denial by Cornell, finding that the university denied basic due process over allegations that were rejected or never proven. Supporters say an important researcher is having his career stymied.
College offers free-tuition ‘test drive’
Blackburn College is initiating a new program to welcome transfer students with free tuition.
White supremacist upsurge puts US universities under pressure
Emerson College seemed a curious place for flyers to appear promoting white supremacist organisation American Vanguard.
Blacklisted for BDS?
Popular Native American studies scholar who was named faculty dean at Dartmouth withdraws from position, following criticism of his past support for Israel boycott. Some fear impact on academic freedom.
Free tuition offer in New York could cost local schools
An offer of free tuition for some New York students has officials from area colleges wondering how much it will cost Northeast Pennsylvania.
US university plans dozens of overseas ‘microcampuses’
Rather than build its own brick-and-mortar branch campuses, the University of Arizona is embarking on a plan to open more than 25 “microcampuses” at international partner universities over the next three years ...
The NCAA put out a diversity hiring pledge. Notre Dame and Boston College won’t sign.
Last September, the NCAA started circulating a “presidential pledge” intended to deal with a problem that continues to rankle college sports: Diversity in hiring.
Australian v-cs unite against cuts and performance-linked funding
Australian vice-chancellors have unanimously opposed government proposals to cut university funding and increase tuition fees, while concerns have also been raised about plans to introduce performance-based funding for teaching.
Experiments With a New Way of Paying for College
Colleges (and nontraditional providers) experiment with income-share agreements as innovation that could help some people afford education and training.
