UNC system weighs development of an online bachelor’s degree
Chairman of the UNC Board of Governors Louis Bissette and Vice Chairman Roger Aiken were having dinner in Davidson, N.C., earlier this year and got to know their waiter.
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Over 9 million students sit gaokao
Students arrive for the first day of the national college entrance exam, or gaokao at a high school in Beijing
Education aid ‘stagnates’ despite pledges
International funding to support education in poorer countries is "stagnating", says a Unesco report, despite campaigns calling for more investment.
Rutgers-Camden to hold college fair for unauthorized immigrants
The state's largest university is offering help for unauthorized immigrant students who want to attend college in New Jersey.
Quarter of UK universities ‘under threat’ by 2022, v-c warns
One in four of UK universities face serious financial problems within five years because of an expected decline in domestic and international student numbers, a vice-chancellor has predicted.
Cal State University considers requiring an extra year of high school math
California high school students may eventually have to forget about taking a year or two away from math classes before college.
Brexit ‘threatens UK-Ireland research links’
Two-thirds of Irish academics believe Brexit will have a negative impact on higher education in their nation, rising to 96 per cent in Northern Ireland, according to a survey by the Royal Irish Academy.
Civil Rights Slow Walk?
Trump wants to cut staffing at OCR, already facing a backlog of Title IX and other complaints, by 7 percent.
Harvard bars students for posting ‘obscene memes’
"Obscene" memes posted on a private Facebook page have cost 10 students their place at Harvard, reports the college's newspaper.
Build universities on ‘actual condition’, says China expert
"To build a top ranking university, colleges and universities should work on the basis of their actual conditions," said Mei Guoping, president of Jiangxi Normal University and an NPC deputy.
