Lecture capture: vital learning aid or a licence to skip class?
Academics say that online recordings must be emphasised as a supplementary resource, not an alternative to lectures, or some students lose out
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‘Equivalence’ claims ridiculed in branch campus row
Academics at an Australian university’s overseas branch campus have scoffed at claims that its courses are as good as those back home, saying that workload inequities make it impossible for them to deliver degrees of the same quality.
Princeton student gov issues checklist for ‘inclusive’ Halloween
Princeton's Undergraduate Student Government sent students a checklist to make sure their Halloween costumes foster an "inclusive experience for all students."
These Americans fled the country to escape their giant student debt
Chad Haag considered living in a cave to escape his student debt. He had a friend doing it. But after some plotting, he settled on what he considered a less risky plan. This year, he relocated to a jungle in India. "I've put America behind me," Haag, 29, said.
China a leader in sustainability after reform
This year marks 40 years of China's reform and opening-up. Over the four decades, China's growth and progress has been remarkable.
Trump thinks whatever he says is law
President Donald Trump is tearing through constitutional norms again with his suggestion that he can remove the right to citizenship for children born in the United States of undocumented immigrants.
An unending Copyright dispute
Appeals court ruling continues decade-long legal battle between Georgia State University and three publishers over what constitutes "fair use" of course materials. Does anyone still care about the outcome?
College might push back on ‘unconstitutional prayer’ complaint
Muskegon Community College might fight to keep its commencement prayer tradition.
Could Diversity Survive a Harvard Loss?
Focus in trial was question of what would happen if Harvard (and by extension, other colleges) stopped considering race.
Students say open border to caravan
As thousands of immigrants seeking asylum in the United States make their way toward the southern border, the situation has reignited the national conversation on illegal immigration.
