Colleges stand ground on sexual assault
New interim federal guidelines from the Trump administration won't affect how Berkshire County colleges handle sexual misconduct — at least not in the near future
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Schools ‘over-predict grades to get students unconditional offer’
UK universities’ growing willingness to make unconditional offers to students is leading schools to increasingly over-predict the grades that their pupils are likely to achieve, an academic leader has warned.
China’s ‘long arm’
Scholars and political leaders describe increasing concerns about Chinese government influence over teaching and research in the U.S. and Australia.
Taiwan dentist must repay mother for training fees
Taiwan's top court has ordered a man to pay his mother almost $1m (£710,000) for raising him and funding his dentistry training.
South Korean leader welcomes North Korean Olympic participation
South Korean President Moon Jae-in welcomed Kim Jong Un's apparent willingness to enter into dialogue and called for swift measures to help North Korea participate in the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang during a Cabinet meeting Tuesday in Seoul.
Here’s how clean energy could help Puerto Rico navigate out of the dark
As Puerto Rico seeks to repair its decimated electricity system, experts are proposing ways the island can rebuild using better, stronger and cleaner technology that would cut costs, boost resilience and reduce reliance on oil to generate power.
UNH uses interactive software to match students to job openings
The University of New Haven is the first college in the country to implement interactive software that instantly matches students looking for job openings with the employers looking to fill them
Eluding the Endowment Tax
Despite unknowns, colleges and universities are looking at investment and spending strategies to dodge a new tax on net investment earnings.
Women ‘more likely to be pressured to add authors’ to papers
Female academics are much more likely to feel obliged to award authorship credit to other researchers even if they did not make a significant contribution to the paper, a new study reveals.
South Korea seizes ship it claims transferred oil to North Korea
South Korea has seized a Hong Kong-registered ship that allegedly transferred oil to a North Korean vessel in violation of United Nations sanctions.
