The science of preparing cities for natural disasters
As Robert Muir-Wood sees it, there’s a basic flaw in how cities perceive disaster risk.
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US university plans dozens of overseas ‘microcampuses’
Rather than build its own brick-and-mortar branch campuses, the University of Arizona is embarking on a plan to open more than 25 “microcampuses” at international partner universities over the next three years ...
China, Vietnam fight human-trafficking
China and Vietnam will expand intelligence sharing and case investigations in the fight against rampant cross-border trafficking of women, a senior Ministry of Public Security official said.
Leaks ‘expose peculiar Facebook moderation policy’
How Facebook censors what its users see has been revealed by internal documents, the Guardian newspaper says.
The NCAA put out a diversity hiring pledge. Notre Dame and Boston College won’t sign.
Last September, the NCAA started circulating a “presidential pledge” intended to deal with a problem that continues to rankle college sports: Diversity in hiring.
Australian v-cs unite against cuts and performance-linked funding
Australian vice-chancellors have unanimously opposed government proposals to cut university funding and increase tuition fees, while concerns have also been raised about plans to introduce performance-based funding for teaching.
Experiments With a New Way of Paying for College
Colleges (and nontraditional providers) experiment with income-share agreements as innovation that could help some people afford education and training.
Brand advocacy vs. activism: Swinging the pendulum on climate policy
It’s been a rough couple of months for those of us who particularly enjoy living on a habitable planet.
China’s internet erupts over Monash University’s drunk officials quiz question
Monash University's reputation in the lucrative Chinese student market has taken a battering after an online exam for business students claimed it was widely said Chinese government officials only tell the truth when they are drunk.
FCC votes to overturn net neutrality rules
The US Federal Communications Commission has voted to overturn rules that force ISPs to treat all data traffic as equal.
