By Peter Schmidt. The University of Texas’ M.D. Anderson Cancer Center has taken the unconventional step of lashing out at the American Association of University Professors over a pending investigative report on the medical facility, pre-emptively releasing the document and denouncing it as inaccurate and unfair. More...
By Andy Thomason. The University of Virginia campus is at the center of an uproar again after the arrest of Martese Johnson, a student whose bloody face was broadcast widely on social media on Wednesday and presented as a symbol of brutality against young black men. More...
By Jennifer Howard. American higher education isn’t badly broken, according to John L. Hennessy, president of Stanford University. It’s still "the envy of the world." But it has to reckon with serious problems, including rising costs and falling degree-completion rates, he told the American Council on Education’s annual meeting here on Sunday. More...
By Daniel Hurst. Parliamentarians return to Canberra for the final week of sittings before the government’s second budget but normal business will be suspended on Monday. Read more...By Alan Travis. Home secretary also now likely to shelve publication of official counter-extremism strategy until after the general election. Read more...By Kim Thomas. Blomfield, a backbench Labour MP, founded the all-party parliamentary group on students, which has allowed undergraduates to have their voices heard. Read more...By Rebecca Ratcliffe. Julia Goodfellow, incoming president of Universities UK, warns that administrative hurdles make students feel unwelcome. Read more...By Rebecca Ratcliffe. With many training places left unfilled, some are concerned the profession has a reputation problem. Read more...By Nicholas Watt. Shadow chancellor rebuts claims George Osborne has shot Labour’s fox on university tuition fees, after chancellor pledges to cut lifetime pension cap. Read more...By Rebecca Ratcliffe and Claire Shaw. Universities are transformed into building sites as they battle for extra students, but experts warn some institutions are playing a risky game. Read more.../https%3A%2F%2Fprofilepics.canalblog.com%2Fprofilepics%2F1%2F0%2F1076071.jpg)
