• A legal blow to Internet Archive, controlled digital lending
    March 27, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  On Friday, a federal judge in New York ruled that the Internet Archive violated U.S. copyright law when it digitized countless physical books from four major book publishers and offered them online. The highly anticipated...
  • After yearlong wait, Bates College unionization vote fails
    March 27, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  In January 2022, Bates College employees voted on forming a union that would include non-tenure-track faculty, dining employees, custodians and others. Their employer, a private liberal arts college in Maine, argued...
  • Connecticut College president resigns under pressure
    March 27, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  Connecticut College president Katherine Bergeron is stepping down in the wake of student protests and widespread calls for her resignation over missteps on diversity, equity and inclusion. Bergeron made the announcement...
  • Accreditor emerging for intellectual disabilities programs
    March 27, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  As demand continues to grow for colleges and universities to serve students with intellectual disabilities, a recently formed accreditation council is focused on ensuring that programs meet quality standards. Programs can be...
  • Dashboard tracks student success programs in Texas
    March 27, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  Student success programming in Texas is now one step easier to identify, thanks to a new resource database. The Texas Student Success Program Inventory (TX SSPI) features 244 student success programs from 74 public...
  • Leadership program offers support for underprivileged students
    March 27, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  A program at the University of California, Irvine, ensures first-generation or underprivileged students are prepared for their lives after college, with a 100 percent graduation rate among its 630 scholars in the...
  • Survey: Faculty teaching style impedes academic success, students say
    March 24, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  James Walsh, an education major at the University of South Carolina at Aiken who’s been recognized for his ability to creatively teach middle schoolers math, has some strong opinions about college teaching: “The...
  • Two ed-tech companies team up with hopes to improve transfer
    March 24, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  Parchment, a leading digital transcript sharing company, expanded into new territory this week by acquiring Quottly, a company that sells software for course and program sharing, managing dual enrollment, and automating and...
  • House hearing highlights partisan divides over student loans
    March 24, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Image:  House Republicans who want to stop President Biden’s student loan policies used a hearing Thursday to outline why they think those policies are harmful to the economy and what changes they would prefer. Utah...
  • Connecticut College president is stepping down
    March 24, 2023 from Inside Higher Ed | News
    Connecticut College president Katherine Bergeron is stepping down in the wake of student protests and widespread calls for her resignation over missteps on diversity, equity and inclusion. Bergeron made the announcement Friday morning,...
  • Dr. Yolanda Pierce Named Dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School
    March 22, 2023 from Diverse
    Dr. Yolanda Pierce Dr. Yolanda Pierce will become dean of the Vanderbilt University Divinity School, effective Jul. 1, pending board approval.
  • CHRISTINA KLINE
    March 22, 2023 from Diverse
    Christina Knline Christina Knline has been appointed executive director for disability management at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.
  • Scholars Discuss Advantages and Pitfalls of Social Media in Academia
    March 22, 2023 from Diverse
    Screenshot (80) Social media being a way to amplify one’s own reach as an academic was one of many topics discussed during a University of Michigan...
  • Dr. Kirk A. Nooks Appointed President and CEO of The Council on Occupational Education
    March 22, 2023 from Diverse
    Dr. Kirk A. Nooks Dr. Kirk A. Nooks has been appointed president and CEO for The Council on Occupational Education.
  • Thinking Critically With Straightforward Talk on History of Racial Inequality
    March 21, 2023 from Diverse
    Steven White Dr. Steven White addresses whether learning about history can prompt individuals to think in systemic ways about issues like racial...
  • University of Miami Computer Science Student Fuels “Accelerate Tech” Pilot Program
    March 21, 2023 from Diverse
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  • Study: Undergraduate Women Majoring in STEM More Frequently Face Sexual Assault Than Those Outside of STEM
    March 21, 2023 from Diverse
    Dr. Laura Salazar College women majoring in STEM fields more frequently experience sexual assault than those not in STEM, a recent Georgia State...
  • TMCF and Hennessy Announce Fifth Cohort of Hennessy Fellows Program
    March 20, 2023 from Diverse
    Tmcf Hennessy Fellows TMCF and Hennessy have announced the fifth cohort of the Hennessy Fellows Program, which aims to prepare the next generation of...
  • DANELLE STEVENS-WATKINS
    March 20, 2023 from Diverse
    Danelle Steven-Watkins Danelle Steven-Watkins has been named acting dean of the College of Education at the University of Kentucky.
  • Secret Shopper Policy Draws Praise, Concern
    March 20, 2023 from Diverse
    Dr. Oded Gurantz, assistant professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder School of Education Advocates of access and equity call it a win; for-profit schools and some aid offices have anxiety.
  • New higher education literacies for a sustainable future
    October 19, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    As the world becomes more interconnected and interdependent, nations face increasing pressure to improve their political, economic, social, technological and environmental infrastructures in order ...
  • Court moves beyond the past in favouring English
    October 19, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    The South African Constitutional Court's recent unanimous decision upholding Stellenbosch University's policy favouring English is important in both substance and tone for its evolving narrative o ...
  • The importance of developing cultural intelligence
    October 19, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    As two of the top host countries in the world, the United States and United Kingdom have long benefited from attracting large numbers of international students. Internationalisation dialogue and p ...
  • A breathtaking shift from autocracy to an open HE system
    October 19, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    The higher education landscape in Uzbekistan, Central Asia, has been changing rapidly over the past three years. Since the passing of Uzbekistan's first president, Islam Karimov, in 2016, who had ...
  • Why a new higher education review is a waste of time
    October 19, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    In the first 100 days of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second administration, the government has launched yet another rethink of higher education policies and priorities through the draft ...
  • Economic growth, political stability fuel research rise
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Regional growth and more political stability in the Asia region, allowing for greater investment in education and research, have reduced brain drain of researchers and academics and led to a rapid ...
  • Denmark tops neighbours on funding of study support
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    A new report shows there is a well-developed funding system in the Nordic region compared to other regions in the world but with significant differences between the countries, with the highest lev ...
  • The double bind faced by black research applicants
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Last week the National Institutes of Health (NIH) published an analysis finding that the agency i ...
  • Gandhi statue faces backlash from student activists
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Mahatma Gandhi is revered across the world for his non-violent campaign for Indian independence and was nominated five times for the Nobel Peace Prize. But plans to unveil a statue in his memory i ...
  • Another student murder, this time for being 'a zombie'
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    A University of KwaZulu-Natal student, Khanyile Nzimande, has apparently confessed to killing his friend whom he described as "a zombie that blocked his fortune" in a video circulating on social m ...
  • No equality for black and minority ethnic academics - Study
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Analysis shows that black and minority ethnic (BME) academic staff at universities in the United Kingdom are paid less than their white counterparts and are considerably less likely to hold the mo ...
  • Private universities also want access to CSR funding
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Some private universities may approach the government of India to propose that contributions to privately funded higher education be included within the ambit of corporate social responsibility (C ...
  • Californian public universities to offer medication abortion
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on 11 October requiring medication abortion services at public state universities starting in 2023, writes Caroline Kelly for CNN . "As othe ...
  • Fewer Syrians in Lebanon are reaching universities
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Eight years after Syrians began to enter Lebanon in flight from an uprising that turned into civil war, young refugees continue to struggle for integration into the Lebanese education system at ev ...
  • Huawei signs deal with ministry of higher education
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Vincent Sun, CEO of Huawei Egypt, and Dr Mohamed El Tayeb, Egypt's assistant minister of higher education, signed a memorandum of understanding on 15 October on strategic cooperation in informatio ...
  • Mentally disabled students seek university access
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    A campaign calling on the education ministry and parliament to produce new regulations for students with mental disabilities who want to study at Turkish universities has drawn support from nearly ...
  • Review recommends simpler HE provider categories
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    A review into how higher education providers are categorised has recommended a simplified system that aims to benefit students and protect Australia's international reputation, reports Mirage N ...
  • Calls to scrap graduation fees at Scottish universities
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    A call to scrap graduation fees at Scottish universities and colleges was backed by members of the Scottish National Party (SNP) at the party's recent conference, writes Lewis McKenzie for Glas ...
  • House Democrats unveil college affordability plan
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    United States House of Representatives Democrats have unveiled a sweeping overhaul of the federal higher education law, aiming to increase access to college for low-income and minority students wi ...
  • Minister vows to close shoddy universities
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    A number of universities are staring at imminent closure as the state moves to streamline higher learning in Kenya after Education Cabinet Secretary Professor George Magoha gave yet another indica ...
  • Call for management reshuffle at universities
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Noted educationist Dr Akbar Ali Khan has called for a reshuffle in the administration of all universities in Bangladesh, aiming to stop any repeat of the brutal incident in Bangladesh University o ...
  • Record numbers of students, but no government funding rise
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    A record number of over 300,000 bachelor and masters degree students enrolled at Dutch universities and universities of applied sciences for the 2019-20 academic year, according to preliminary fig ...
  • New Zealand universities face fines after dormitory death
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    New Zealand universities and dorm accommodation providers were told on 15 October they could face hefty fines following a gruesome case in which a student's decomposing body lay undetected in his ...
  • Survey reveals disturbing results on campus sexual violence
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    About one quarter of undergraduate women say they've been sexually assaulted, according to a disturbing new national survey in the United States, which found that at one institution, the Universit ...
  • Academics criticise 'harassment' of university whistleblower
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Academics from across the globe have condemned Murdoch University's treatment of a whistleblower who spoke out about international student exploitation, saying they are "appalled" at what they see ...
  • Learned society pilots transitional open access deal
    October 18, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    The Microbiology Society has become the first small learned society publisher to strike a transitional open access deal through Jis ...
  • Russian citizenship for foreign students who graduate
    October 17, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    The government plans to open up Russian citizenship to many foreign students after graduation and ease restrictions on side jobs for foreign students studying in Russia. In addition, the quota ...
  • Quality doctoral programmes are vital for development
    October 17, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Ghana's National Accreditation Board was established in 1993 by the government of Ghana for four primary purposes. One is giving official quality approval to both public and private tertiary e ...
  • Nigerian students caught in political, economic crossfire
    October 17, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    Nigerian students in Benin are at the receiving end of an unstable economic situation and fractured political relations between the two neighbours. Three weeks after the Seme-Krake international b ...
  • Justice minister resigns as admissions scandal widens
    October 15, 2019 from University World News Global Edition
    South Korea's embattled justice minister, Cho Kuk, has resigned just 35 days after he was appointed to the ministerial post amid an outcry over alleged admissions favours for his daughter and the ...
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