UK academics should not rely on their universities to save them from Brexit fallout
For those reliant on EU funding, seeking appointments at continental universities is the only sensible course
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Maine student climate strike demands Green New Deal
A Maine college promoted a climate strike march, where students demanded support for climate change education and the Green New Deal.
How Many Public Universities Can ‘Go Big’ Online?
Numerous public university systems and state flagships are planning ambitious online endeavors. How many succeed in a competitive marketplace will depend on pricing, execution and leadership.
Hmong students are among the forgotten minorities of higher education
If you are driving east on Florin Road toward Luther Burbank High School in Sacramento, California, you will pass under a pedestrian bridge that has a message permanently affixed to it: “If you dream it, you can do it.”
International students and cheating: how worried should we be?
Some evidence shows international students are more likely to use essay mills, but academics say this reflects wider problems in global higher education
US universities resisting reform in wake of admissions scandal
Public mesmerised by arrests for cheating to gain elite enrolment, but major reforms seen unlikely
White House Looks to Curb Student Lending
As talks on new higher ed legislation heat up on Capitol Hill, the Trump administration weighs in with its priorities.
Ky. free speech bill cruises through legislature, awaits gov’s signature
Kentucky has a bill aimed at preventing disruptions to free speech on campus and make sure such activity is not just limited to "free speech zones."
Westfield State faculty vote no confidence in president
Citing bonuses paid to university vice presidents and administrators — and the process used to hire those staff — faculty at Westfield State University issued a vote of no confidence in President Ramon S. Torrecilha earlier this month.
Students in poorer areas ‘don’t see universities’ online adverts’
Teenagers from deprived areas with slow broadband may be less likely to use internet for studies, and hence less likely to see academically orientated promotions
