China’s universities: significant progress, but more to do
China’s rise as a global economic powerhouse hardly needs an introduction.
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IRS Debacle Sows Confusion, Hassles
Researchers say removal of an IRS tool for financial aid applicants may have slowed FAFSA submissions, while college aid groups warn that affected students could already be losing out on aid.
OCC’s College Republicans seek anti-discrimination protection
Orange Coast College does not discriminate based on ethnicity, sexual orientation and a slew of other factors. Some students want this added to the list: Political affiliation and ideological beliefs.
New York to offer free tuition at public four-year colleges
Budget negotiators struck a deal late Friday that could make New York the largest state to offer tuition-free public higher education.
Overdue: The next Copernican mindset shift
How glorious to be part of one of the great growth industries of this century, the sustainability solutions sector.
India police search for parents of girl ‘living with monkeys’
Police in northern India are searching lists of missing children to try to identify a girl believed to have been living with monkeys.
Riverside colleges want to create a college pipeline for foster youth
The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s office has awarded $2 million to community colleges in Riverside, Norco and Moreno Valley to turn around low college-going and high school graduation rates among foster youth.
UK research loses more ground to Germany on ERC funding
The UK no longer secures the most research grants for established scientists from the European Research Council, new data reveal.
The Vanishing Nile: A Great River Faces a Multitude of Threats
The Nile River is under assault on two fronts – a massive dam under construction upstream in Ethiopia and rising sea levels leading to saltwater intrusion downstream.
Manifold Uses
Manifold, a hybrid publishing platform created by the U of Minnesota Press and CUNY’s Graduate Center, launches in beta form with features supporting experimental scholarly work.
