Overseas students struggle to get documents to return to China
Beijing has given green light for international students’ return but some institutions say learners will have to wait until 2023 Read more
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England’s FE colleges face ‘unprecedented’ wave of strikes
An “unprecedented” wave of strikes will disrupt further education (FE) colleges across England later this month, when staff will take 10 days of action, spread over a four-week period, in protest over their latest pay offer. Read more
World’s top theoretical physicist rejects DEI ideology, says it’s anti-science
Lawrence Krauss is currently the world’s most preeminent theoretical physicist who spends his time answering some of the most difficult questions humanity faces in the universe. Read more
Transfer Enrollments Continue Pandemic-Driven Decline
Transfer enrollment from two- to four-year institutions, already down in 2021, continued to fall through the second year of the pandemic, the National Student Clearinghouse finds. Read more
U.S News rankings: Columbia plummets, Princeton remains at top ahead of MIT
Still weighing reputation heavily, the new list includes mainstays near the top but a lot of publics in the top 40. Read more
These are the top 10 worst schools for free speech this year
The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released its 2022-2023 university rankings on Wednesday morning. The ratings preview how college campuses respect freedom of speech through speech codes, administrative behavior, and student perception. Read more
Sticker shock: More than 80% of recent H.S. grads didn’t look at high-priced colleges
A new Niche report uncovers patterns from many incoming freshman concerned about pricing in higher education. Read more
Why girls lucky enough to have female teachers lead richer, longer lives
It’s common to say that everyone remembers a great teacher, although I’ve always found that the stupendously bad ones also stick in the memory. What is certainly true is that what happens in our school years does have lasting effects, for good or ill. Read more
Utah professor sues to stop forced use of student’s personal pronouns
A theater professor filed a federal lawsuit against Southern Utah University after it sanctioned him for refusing to use the preferred pronouns of a “non-binary” student. Read more
Equal opportunities essential for those with practical skills
One of the biggest fears of many Chinese parents I interview is that their children will not perform well in high school and college entrance exams, and they will end up in a vocational institution. Read more
