Driverless shuttles as campus “people movers”
3 universities launching campus transportation of the future today
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The Admissions Scandal and a Service for Ph.D.s
Popular alternative-academic career platform was bought last year by the foundation behind the recently uncovered undergraduate admissions scheme.
Sci-fi literature university seeks degree granting authority
A nonprofit online university that focuses on fantasy and science fiction literature is seeking approval from the New Hampshire Legislature to grant master’s degrees.
Plan S may ‘consolidate power of big publishers’, academy warns
London Book Fair hears claims European open access push may aid big publishers rather than reduce their power
A plea for grown-up climate action
Yesterday, thousands of children in more than 100 countries were on strike to protest inaction on climate change by the rest of us.
CUNY: ‘Whiteness continues to be a crucial problem in our English department’
The City University of New York's graduate school will host an event called “Refusing Institutional Whiteness: Possibilities, Alternatives, and Beyond” later this month.
Finding the Humor in an Admissions Scandal
At a low point for higher education, humorists find ways to make a point.
Tuition-free college is now a reality in nearly 20 states
Over the last decade, the average tuition and fees at private four-year schools rose 26 percent.
Gold standard of PhD ‘under threat’, professors claim
Debate sparked by criticism of growth of PhDs by publication, and allegations that corruption and nepotism are undermining the reliability of the academic doctorate
University staff investigated over secretly recorded conversation
Administrator leaves role at Nottingham Trent following ‘unfair’ monitoring
