Half of fresh Chinese graduates get job or become entrepreneurs
The number of university graduates reached 7.65 million in 2016, hitting a new historic high
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Digital humanities scholars are like Silicon Valley ‘disruptors’
Many humanities scholars have praised the digital humanities as one of the more promising developments for their disciplines.
A Beloved Professor Fired
Students and alumni at William Carey University want to know why a tenured faculty member was dismissed. Some fear it is because he taught Genesis as divine but not literal
Students at fake university say they were collateral damage in sting operation
For foreign-born students desperate to stay in the United States, the University of Northern New Jersey seemed like the perfect solution:
Cambridge plans to charge £230k fees for business doctorate
The University of Cambridge is planning a business doctorate that will cost students £80,000 in the first year, with a total cost of £230,000, making it one of the world’s most expensive degrees.
Cambridge and Oxford universities slip in world rankings
The UK has 10 universities in the top 100 of the world's best when it comes to global reputation, but many have slipped down the rankings this year.
Robot to sit the Chinese national college entrance exam in 2017
A robot is being designed to compete with 12th graders during the college entrance examination in 2017 and get a score qualifying it to enter first-class universities in China
Barcelona rising
A growing research institute -- operating outside Spain's standard higher education regulations -- attracts foreign talent in a city seeing increased prominence in higher education.
PhD students overseas: where does duty of care lie?
Besides the natural reactions of horror and sadness that followed the murder in Egypt of Italian University of Cambridge PhD student Giulio Regeni, scholars around the world called the case an “attack on academic freedom”.
N.J. lawmakers to probe hefty college fees
A legislative hearing will examine the high fees charged by New Jersey’s state colleges and universities
