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Trump cancels Kim summit amid North Korea ‘hostility’
US President Donald Trump has cancelled a summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong-un, blaming "tremendous anger and open hostility" from the North.
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Roth’s Complex Relationship to Academe
Several of novelist Philip Roth's books called out academics as misguided, hyper-political or overtly ambitious. But professors say he was happy to be taught at colleges.
High textbook costs sending college students elsewhere during studies
Dylan Miller spent $495 on college textbooks at the University of Northern Iowa — $167.50 for a linear algebra textbook alone — this spring semester. He might have used the books once a month, perhaps.
Fresh anger over UK visa regime as scholar forced to leave Oxford
Fresh calls have been made for a systematic review of the UK’s visa application process for foreign researchers and their families after one of the University of Oxford’s “brightest” new recruits was forced to leave her post and return to China.
Self-Proclaimed Alternative to College Closes After a Year
Many startups in the postsecondary education space embrace the idea that traditional colleges and universities could be more effective or efficient, and that the companies and their products can help.
The serious consequences of DeVos’ about-face on for-profit colleges
In 2015, the U.S. Department of Education levied a $30 million fine against for-profit Corinthian Colleges and limited the schools’ ability to participate in federal student-aid programs.
Are the humanities in crisis? If they are, how can we save them?
Rob Paige, provost emeritus of Arizona State University, has spoken of “indicators of clear and present danger to the humanities”.
Another Setback for Programs Overseen by Troubled Accreditor
A large for-profit college chain fails in first attempt to find a new accreditor, potentially raising the stakes for the Trump administration's review of ACICS, its current agency.
Samsung AI centre to be based at Cambridge
Korean tech giant Samsung has announced a major investment in artificial intelligence research in the UK.
For years, Chinese students flocked to MSU. Now their numbers are declining.
All around the circular table that Jianshu Jian and Xi Chen occupied inside the Michigan State University Union, their fellow students were frantically typing away at final projects while pop hits from Halsey and Shawn Mendes played in the background.
