UK universities’ opaque credit transfer rules criticised
Institutions need to communicate recognition of prior learning policies more clearly if lifelong education reforms are to bear fruit, says QAA Read more
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Institutions need to communicate recognition of prior learning policies more clearly if lifelong education reforms are to bear fruit, says QAA Read more
Choices range from often cramped but fun halls of residence to shared, potentially messy flats in town Read more
Harvard University has begun asking prospective students to recall a time when they strongly disagreed with someone as the institution works to improve civil discourse. Read more
Opening a center to handle shared ancestry complaints such as those alleging antisemitism is the latest signal that colleges are turning to their Title IX playbooks to comply with Title VI. Read more
Scientists argue disciplines need their own ways of thinking about student belonging to reach diversity goals Read more
An anonymous person reported a University of Minnesota professor to the bias team for using the phrase “piñata of shame” in an editorial. Read more
Some selective colleges are reporting drops in the number of Black students in their incoming classes, the first admitted since a Supreme Court ruling struck down affirmative action in higher education. At other colleges, including Princeton University and Yale University, the share of Black students changed little. Read more
The university courted controversy by slashing programs and laying off both tenured and nontenured faculty members. More spooked professors are leaving in addition to those cuts, but so are key leaders who pushed them. Read more
Tens of thousands enrol because of low tuition fees and scholarships, but some face discrimination on arrival Read more
Schools in Surrey and Kent found to be raising tens of thousands as critics say wealthy are able to ‘buy advantage’ Read more