Limiting PhDs creates the wrong kind of elite
Fixing problems in the academic job market by reducing the number of PhDs would homogenise the sector, argues Tom Cutterham
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Female academics not breaking Dutch glass ceiling
Fewer than one in five professors at Dutch universities are women, a study on the Netherlands’ “ruthlessly thick” glass ceiling has revealed.
Pearson: UK ‘boutique university’ to mesh with company strategy
The UK college owned by FTSE 100 company Pearson is aiming to be a “boutique university” that is limited in size, with plans to help the wider company implement its “strategic direction” in education rather than compete directly with universities.
Boycott Battle Ahead
Members of the Modern Language Association’s Delegate Assembly are set to debate a resolution to endorse the boycott of Israeli universities.
Cuomo proposes free tuition at SUNY
Gov. Andrew Cuomo proposed a plan to offer free tuition at state colleges and universities for income eligible New Yorkers.
Band’s expected performance in inaugural parade sparks controversy
The organizers of President-elect Donald Trump's inaugural parade released a list of the groups who have accepted invitations to perform.
‘White genocide’ tweet sparks academic freedom row
Drexel University and one of its professors faced an onslaught of criticism for his Christmas Eve tweet saying, “All I want for Christmas is white genocide.”
Darton College is officially no more
For some, the merger of Darton State College and Albany State University is the end of an era. For others, it is a new beginning.
State colleges turn to the word ‘university’ to draw Chinese students
State officials hope to attract foreign students and boost online enrollments to state colleges.
Student writes to publishing house for answer after finding mistake in textbook
A Beijing primary school student recently wrote to the People's Education Press(PEP) for answers after she found the color of a magistrate's official habit illustrated in a Chinese textbook was historically inaccurate.
