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In recent years one of the greatest points of contention between faculty members and their institutions’ governing boards has been over the board’s arguably most important function: the search for and the selection of a...August 23, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
A professor at the University of Kansas was indicted Wednesday on federal fraud charges for allegedly failing to disclose a full-time employment contract he held with a Chinese university while conducting research at Kansas funded by...August 23, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
Germany, France and Japan have joined forces to fund research into “human-centered” artificial intelligence that aims to respect privacy and transparency, in the latest sign of a global split with the U.S. and China over the...August 23, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
Alverno College is starting a doctorate in education. Berkshire Community College is starting a certificate in cannabis cultivation, retail and outreach. Cornell College , in Iowa, is starting a low-residency M.F.A. in creative writing....August 22, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
Virginia Tech and George Mason University both pledged to significantly expand their computer science programs following Amazon’s announcement last year that it would build a second headquarters in Arlington, Va. The institutions...August 22, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
Much of the attention around rising college costs and loan debt has focused on students who never earn a credential, with conventional wisdom holding that they wasted time and money in the process. But a new study found that attending...August 22, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
Accused sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, who died in federal custody this month, allegedly took a predatory interest in teenage girls. But his involvement with thought leaders -- and academics, in particular -- was apparently more...August 22, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
College campuses have grappled with extraordinary free speech challenges in the last several years. Students have shouted down speakers whose views they disagree with or find offensive, and outsiders have demanded the students be...August 22, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
President Trump said in Louisville, Ky., Wednesday that he would wipe out “every penny” of student loan debt held by disabled veterans. At an event organized by the veterans group AMVETS, Trump signed a memorandum directing...August 21, 2019 from Inside Higher Ed | News
The price to attend the law schools at Columbia and Stanford Universities and the University of Chicago will pass $100,000 this academic year, making them the first of the nation’s law schools to blow past that mark. Several of...August 20, 2019 from Diverse
For the first time, bands from all six historically Black colleges and universities in Alabama will gather to compete. Alabama A&M University, Alabama State University, Miles College, Stillman College, Talladega College and Tuskegee...August 20, 2019 from Diverse
Graduate students are six times as likely to experience anxiety and depression as people in other fields, a study in Nature Biotechnology found last year. Such statistics inspired the Council of Graduate Schools and the Jed Foundation to...August 20, 2019 from Diverse
U.S. academic institutions need to fight messages of hate and bigotry, and engage in an open conversation across their communities about racism and xenophobia that seem to be escalating in certain circles of the American society.August 20, 2019 from Diverse
While the U.S. public-charge rule has existed since the 1990s, the new version has far-reaching implications for immigrant and international students. The rule requires individuals seeking to enter the U.S. to show they are...August 20, 2019 from Diverse
Starship Technologies launched a new service earlier this year to deliver food and groceries at two U.S. universities using self-driving robots. Now the San Francisco-based startup is planning on doing a whole lot more, according to an...August 20, 2019 from Diverse
The University of Texas-Dallas (UT-Dallas) kicked off its 50th anniversary celebrations at this year’s student convocation. Students, faculty and the UT-Dallas’ community in attendance reflected upon the five-decade history...August 19, 2019 from Diverse
Stephen Curry is among the premier scorers in the NBA, but Monday the two-time NBA MVP handed out a big-time assist. An avid golfer, Curry announced he will make a seven-figure donation to start NCAA Division I men’s and women’s golf...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
The Web of Science released a global research report during the 2019 G20 summit held in Osaka, Japan, in late June. It is the first in a projected annual collection of research health 'scorecards' ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
There has been a sharp decline in participation by the United Kingdom in European research projects since the Brexit vote, with a study by University College London of nine leading research instit ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
The Ugandan government is promoting innovation in universities leading to the registration of patents and has set a target of registering 6,000 patents by 2040, but awareness around intellectual p ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Senior United States diplomat Tibor Nagy, assistant secretary of state for African affairs, said his country is committed to strengthening ties on the African continent through stronger trade link ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Five countries of the Arab Maghreb Union and five European countries have approved new measures as part of a two-year plan (2019-21) aimed at promoting cooperation in science, technology, innovati ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
The recent Nairobi Innovation Week saw government officials, diplomats and representatives from UN agencies committing their support to tech innovators and start-up entrepreneurs as a way to creat ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
A decision by the board of Nord University to close three campuses, made on 26 June despite opposition expressed during the comment process, has sparked controversy in Norway and led to accusation ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
I recently facilitated a workshop on the topic of "Working toward improved collaboration across the faculty". The faculty was a 'new' construct after a restructure across academic units in the uni ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
When the Ebola crisis broke in Liberia in the spring of 2014 Kpetermeni Siakor, then 26, did not want to sit back and just hope that all would go well. He felt he had to do something to help those ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
The crisis of academic freedom in Europe emerged as the main theme at the recent Bologna Process Beyond 2020: Fundamental val ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Nearly a decade ago, concerns about the West's approach to internationalisation of higher education and about how international students were being exploited to boost university coffers were raise ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Across the world, armed conflict, instability, drought and famine are driving more people from their homes for longer periods of time. On average, ...July 6, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Japan's doctoral education is not only different from many Western countries - including Germany, the United States and the United Kingdom - but also from neighbouring Asian countries like China a ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Germany's former capital Bonn has taken a further step in establishing itself as an international centre for sustainability research with the launch of a new campus that aspires to achieve global ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Zimbabwean President Emmerson Mnangagwa has pledged to establish a new scholarship programme to support deserving Zimbabwean candidates to further their studies at the University of Zambia, writes ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
The family of a University of Utah student shot on campus has sued the institution, saying officials refused to take responsibility for missing chances to prevent her death despite multiple report ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Ireland's University College Cork or UCC has become the world's first university to be awarded its fourth Green Flag from An Taisce, on behalf of the International Foundation for Environmental Edu ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
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Dozens of staff members at Cardiff University in Wales are seeking help with their mental health, Thomas Deacon writes for WalesOnline . Senior staff members and academics with dozens of ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Staff have raised alarm at Australia's Charles Darwin University about proposed job cuts and the direction of the institution, which is restructuring to better orient itself towards the internatio ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
A team of professors from three different colleges at San Francisco State University in the United States have created a new graduate certificate programme in ethical artificial intelligence or AI ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
With Japan's revised health promotion law, which includes enhanced measures against second-hand smoke, set to partially take effect at the beginning of July, universities across the country are di ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Four Nigerian universities are in the final stages of abandoning the country's main grid to be fully powered by mini-grids. Nigeria aims to use more mini-grid technology to power its people by tap ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
A private university received a warning from South Korea's human rights body over a mandatory survey that included highly personal questions, writes Choi Ji-won for The Korea Herald . The ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
A number of South African universities are rolling out critical antiretroviral therapy medication to students living with HIV. This means students don't have to travel far, spend money, miss class ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
More than 2,000 doctors at 50 university hospitals in Japan were found to have worked without pay, with many lacking an employment contract or compensation insurance. This is according to the educ ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
The union representing tens of thousands of academics has warned that universities across the United Kingdom will be hit with a fresh wave of industrial action if a dispute over pay and pensions i ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
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The United States Department of Education on 28 June officially rescinded the Obama-era gainful employment regulations, which penalised some higher education programmes that graduated students wit ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
A recent survey shows religious teaching in Indonesian state universities could be amplifying fundamentalist tendencies among students, making them more accepting of extremist ideas, write Maria F ...July 5, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Government officials have indicated that universities will be key to reaching out to Hong Kong's disaffected youth who turned out in huge numbers in recent protest marches against a proposed extra ...July 4, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
An eminent group of experts commissioned by government to draft a five-year vision for higher education has revived the old idea to allow top foreign universities to set up branch campuses in Indi ...July 3, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
Tens of thousands of Australians who took out government loans to complete their university degrees will have to start paying them back from the beginning of July. Those already paying off loans w ...