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26 novembre 2018

Life Sentence -- and Then a Pardon -- for a Graduate Student

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. British Ph.D. student in U.A.E. was found guilty of spying after what observers say was an unfair trial in which he was denied due process. Some academics urge Western universities -- including NYU -- to reconsider role of campuses in the Emirates. More...

26 novembre 2018

Professor Accused of Coercing Foreign Students to Be Servants

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The University of Missouri at Kansas City failed to stop a pharmacy professor accused of coercing international students from India to do personal chores for him such as busing tables at social events, taking care of his dog or houseplants, or bailing water out of a flooded basement, The Kansas City Star reported. More...

26 novembre 2018

Is Kean Giving Control of Its Overseas Faculty to Chinese Government?

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Faculty at Kean University's campus in China, currently employed by Kean, will soon be employed by the Chinese campus. Kean says it is retaining control over academics, but the faculty union says the change raises academic freedom concerns. More...

26 novembre 2018

Warning of Threats for Researchers in U.A.E.

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Safety conditions for researchers conducting fieldwork in the United Arab Emirates are deteriorating, the Middle East Studies Association’s Board of Directors said in a statement Thursday. More...

26 novembre 2018

Police Investigate Suspected Sabotage of China Scholar's Car

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. Police in New Zealand are investigating suspected efforts to sabotage a car owned by a prominent scholar who studies China’s overseas influence campaigns, the New Zealand Herald reported. More...

26 novembre 2018

Northeastern to Acquire London College

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. University moves to acquire a 210-student college in London, the New College of the Humanities, which attracted an all-star roster of visiting professors but has struggled to meet enrollment and financial goals. More...

26 novembre 2018

New International Enrollments Decline Again

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The number of new international students fell by 6.6 percent at U.S. universities in fall 2017, and the decline appears to be continuing this fall, according to new data. More...

26 novembre 2018

Study Abroad Numbers Grow

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The number of Americans studying abroad continues to increase and grow more racially diverse. Participation in short-term programs is booming, while the number of students studying abroad for a full year is decreasing. More...

26 novembre 2018

Court Upholds Injunction Keeping DACA in Place

HomeBy Elizabeth Redden. The Trump administration had moved to end DACA, arguing that the program is unlawful and that its establishment represented an unconstitutional attempt on the part of Obama to circumvent immigration laws passed by Congress. More...

26 novembre 2018

Scribe Studio

Scribe Studio
Yesterday I said we need a 'Blogger' of e-learning. Here is something that tries, but perhaps does too much, as it incorporates any type of content(Word, PowerPoint, whatever), creates questions and quizzes, enables student logon into an LMS, even lets you charge students. The system is hosted, which means that for the user it is totally web-based. No word in the intro or the white paper about exporting courses. More...

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