Endorsed by the University of Oxford, the “mid-stakes” Oxford Test of English (OTE) gives students an externally validated assessment of their language level based on the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages (CEFR) but is not an accepted test for university admissions or student visa applications.

The number of non-full-time employees on Australian university campuses increased by 17 percent in the latest official count ...

Many people first learned about Amy Chua, a law professor at Yale University, from her 2011 op-ed in The Wall Street Journal, which ran with the headline "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior."

A global ‘quality platform’ to externally review higher education that occurs outside institutions –

The drumbeat of support for changing the U.S. accreditation system has played out here in recent months and years in many realms ...

Geneviève Fioraso, French Minister of Higher Education, has announced €8 million of funding for online courses to allow France to “catch up” with other countries investing in Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs).

The political science blogosphere has erupted in protest after the International Studies Association unveiled a proposal to bar members affiliated with its scholarly journal from doing just that -- blogging.

James Dean, the executive vice chancellor and provost of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, flew to New York, arriving at Bloomberg headquarters on Saturday to deliver a heartening message.

Massive open online course providers have identified global expansion as one of the key goals of 2014, but a recent directive from the federal government has forced some of them to cut off access to students in certain countries.

Electronic portfolios may help academic officers plug gaps in their programs, advisers guide students to a degree, and graduates find employment