Dutch universities struggle to hit female professor targets
Interventions such as women-only fellowships have improved gender balance – but some professoriates are still more than 85 per cent male
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Almost 900 Missouri degree programs don’t meet productivity standards
Half of the nearly 1,800 degree programs offered at Missouri’s public colleges and universities are falling short of state standards for graduates and other measures, according to a statewide review.
China ‘will teach 500,000 international students by 2020’
China will be teaching at least 500,000 international students by 2020, a new study suggests.
OER Adoptions on the Rise
The number of faculty members choosing open educational resources over traditional textbooks has nearly doubled in the last year, but awareness over all remains low.
Deans nationwide jointly issue ‘Tianjin Consensus’
The participants at the forums together promulgated the "Tianjin Consensus", which focuses on innovation and entrepreneurship education in universities and colleges.
English universities risk multimillion-pound fines under OfS
English universities could face fines of millions of pounds for breaching the conditions of their registration with the new higher education regulator.
Hampshire College goes 100 percent solar
Hundreds of US colleges and universities are taking action to combat global warming, but so far just one residential college has turned 100 percent to renewable energy: Hampshire College.
Where the grass Is greener
Study finds humanities and social science Ph.D.s working outside academe are happier than their tenure-track peers, even if "alt-ac" careers weren't their first choice.
Is Higher Education Really Losing the Public?
New public opinion data suggest that despite significant concerns about prices, most Americans (and many Republicans) believe a postsecondary education is essential.
