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In the face of mounting financial challenges, some small colleges are hoping that -- together -- they can be as innovative in the online education space as the big guys.
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In the face of mounting financial challenges, some small colleges are hoping that -- together -- they can be as innovative in the online education space as the big guys.
Despite growing interest in the higher ed community about the potential of credit being offered for MOOCs, the number of institutions that have rolled out such programs is small.
When faculty members move from one institution to the next, so do their courses, but after having spent hundreds of thousands of dollars to prepare those courses to a massive audience, are universities entitled to a share of the rights?
The Ministry of Education in China has published a list of over 10,000 authorised foreign educational institutions in a bid to make students more aware of unauthorised overseas universities, as a survey shows wealthy Chinese parents are continuing to invest in overseas education.
A pair of reports on climate change crossed my desktop last week that were simply too noteworthy to ignore.
For those fortunate enough to receive tenure-track job offers, negotiating a better deal can be as stressful as earlier stages in the job hunt.
Mental health problems are on the rise among UK academics amid the pressures of greater job insecurity, constant demand for results and an increasingly marketised higher education system
Shen Peiping, vice-governor of China's Yunnan province, is being investigated by the Communist Party for "serious disciplinary and legal violations", it was announced this week.
The worst they can say is no. That's the advice a new Ph.D. receives about negotiating with a department that has extended a job offer.
Sojourner-Douglass College in Baltimore is in danger of losing its accreditation and faces serious financial challenges, leaving the small private college's future uncertain.