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Whittling Down Wisconsin’s Colleges
Professors fear an ambitious systemwide merger plan is rushed, but system president argues it is necessary amid tight budgets and declining enrollment at Wisconsin's two-year colleges.
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Mich. needs more college advisers, and recent grads are helping
Kasceen Anderson has a bunch of college options. Will it be the California performing arts college that requires an audition?
Apple CEO Tim Cook launches Oxford hub for entrepreneurship
A new entrepreneurial hub for University of Oxford students will help to ensure that the next Steve Jobs or Sheryl Sandberg will come from the UK, its vice-chancellor predicts.
Emerson College looks abroad for expansion
Emerson College is crafting a landmark agreement with the Paris College of Art in the French capital and is eyeing expansion to Hong Kong and Australia ...
Athena SWAN funding link under scrutiny in discrimination row
Female lecturers allegedly under pressure to settle legal action after university’s equality charter application rejected
Classroom, interrupted
Students storm a professor’s class at Columbia to protest the university’s handling of rape cases. It’s unclear if the students involved will face consequences.
A big publisher embraces OER
Cengage will offer open educational resources, curated and adapted to include proprietary assessment tools, from $25 per student for general education courses.
Is ‘universal basic income’ a better option than research grants?
Every tenured academic should receive a “basic income” to fund their research projects, rather than wasting their time submitting largely unsuccessful bids for grants, two researchers say.
Plan to boost China’s higher education power
The Ministry of Education and other government departments have jointly issued a plan to build world-class universities and world-class disciplines, which is of great significance to realize the Chinese Dream and increase China's soft power.
A Dangerous Withdrawal
“The Case for Colonialism” has been revoked -- not over claims of shoddy scholarship or publication irregularities but rather threats to the journal editor. Some call it a disturbing precedent that could make academics less safe.
