By Jason Lane. New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo recently pledged to make undergraduate education at the the City University of New York (CUNY) and the State University of New York (SUNY) system free for families making less than US$120,000 annually. More...

By Kenyatta R. Gilbert. In my book, “The Journey and Promise of African American Preaching,” I discuss the historical formation of the black preacher. My work on African-American prophetic preaching shows that King’s clarion calls for justice were offspring of earlier prophetic preaching that flowered as a consequence of the racism in the U.S. More...

By Susan Ravizza. Many universities encourage students to purchase laptops that they can bring to class. Charities like One Laptop per Child provide low-cost laptops to disadvantaged students. More...

By Richard Flory. A recent survey of the religious profile of the 115th Congress revealed that despite the increase in the number of Americans who claim no religious affiliation, members of Congress are overwhelmingly religious, with only one member identifying as having no religion. More...

By Mark Gatenby. University students have been called many things over the years, and the most recent term “snowflake”, is now being used to characterise a whole generation of “overly sensitive students”, more often labelled millennials. More...

By Andrew Gunn. The future of higher education is back in the spotlight as the controversial Higher Education and Research Bill enters the next stage of scrutiny in the House of Lords this week. More...

By Simon Sweeney. Theresa May’s confirmation that Brexit means leaving the single market has been met with anxiety in many UK universities. The sector currently contributes £73 billion annually to the economy (2.8% of GDP), 757,000 jobs (2.7% of the labour market) and brings £10.7bn in export earnings. Less than half of univerities’ income is from public sources. Graduate unemployment is half that of non-graduates and salaries are 43% higher among graduates. More...

By Andrew Gunn and Michael Mintrom. This year will see the Australian government pilot new ways to measure the impact of university research. More...

By Amanda Mergler. In an attempt to support girls exercising more, the Australian government launched a campaign in February 2016 called “Girls Make Your Move”. More...

By Michael Phillips. For many years, schools and universities have had to change the way they work and teach in order to fit in with technology. More...