Elsevier takes on Wikipedia with science definitions service
Publishing giant Elsevier is taking on Wikipedia with the launch of a new service that provides encyclopedia-style entries on key scientific topics.
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Community college students encouraged to apply for DACA renewal scholarship
The California Community Colleges today applauded the Mission Asset Fund (MAF) for offering scholarship funds to cover the costs for students needing to renew their Deferred Action for Childhood Arrives (DACA) status ...
Who Is Blocking Campus Speakers Now?
Incidents at Harvard and Catholic Universities challenge idea that liberals are the only ones preventing ideas from being voiced on campuses.
China: Training centers need strict supervision
At the beginning of a new semester, Xingkong, a well-known piano training institute, suddenly evaporated causing the students' parents huge loss in prepaid tuition fees.
Harvard Rescinds Chelsea Manning’s Fellowship
University acts amid uproar over her selection.
A year of free tuition for Calif. community college students?
California community college students could get a year of free tuition under a bill sent to the governor on Wednesday.
Fifty-fold growth in English-taught bachelor’s courses in Europe
The number of English-taught bachelor’s programmes being offered by European universities has increased 50-fold in the past eight years, according to a major study.
Kuala Lumpur school fire kills students and teachers
At least 24 students and teachers have died in a fire at a religious school in Malaysia's capital, Kuala Lumpur.
The Bermuda Triangle of Credit Transfer
Three reports highlight different ways that changing colleges is difficult. Bottom line (in one expert’s words): transferring students are “abused.”
California lawmakers pledge $30 million for young immigrants
California Gov. Jerry Brown and top lawmakers announced Tuesday that they plan to spend $30 million helping young immigrants with legal services and college financial aid.
