How diplomas based on skill acquisition, not credits earned, could change education
Algebra was not Kylee Elderkin’s favorite subject at the beginning of the school year. “I was a little behind,” said Kylee, 14. “I wouldn’t understand.”
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Internationalisation ‘increasingly seen as revenue driver’ in US
Almost a third of US universities have cited making money as a key reason why they undertake internationalisation activities, up from less than one-sixth of institutions five years ago.
Jobs at risk as UK Open University announces £100 million cuts
The Open University is to cut £100 million of annual spending in a radical overhaul that is likely to lead to course closures and significant job losses.
Australian universities admitting 56 per cent of students without ATAR
More than half of all students starting a bachelor degree at an Australian university are now admitted on a basis other than their Australian Tertiary Admissions Rank (ATAR), despite this cohort having one of the highest dropout rates.
A University of Minn. ethics scandal turns into a business opportunity
Brian Herman, the University of Minnesota's former VP of research, met Columbia University psychiatrist David Strauss during the implosion of the U's worst ethics scandal in recent memory.
The fate of global corporations in an anti-globalist world
Is the post-war ascendance of multinational corporations irreversible?
Failure to Report
Colorado chancellor suspended for 10 days for not telling authorities of allegations of domestic violence by assistant coach. Athletics director, head coach ordered to each pay $100,000.
China’s $11B app that wants to organize the world’s information
A wildly popular Chinese news app is fast becoming one of the world's hottest upstarts.
Israeli academics threatened with ‘political opinion ban’
Israeli researchers have warned of the “chilling effect” of a proposed ban on academics expressing political opinions.
