By Elizabeth Redden. The Chinese University of Hong Kong announced it is cutting short the academic term after the university became the site of violent clashes between police and antigovernment protesters this week. More...
28 novembre 2019
28 novembre 2019
Number of Enrolled International Students Drops
By Elizabeth Redden. "Open Doors" survey finds declines in total numbers of enrolled international students in 2018-19 and continuing declines in new enrollments, though the latter declines are less sharp than in prior two years. More...
28 novembre 2019
In China, Surge in Students Informing on Professors
By Elizabeth Redden. Student informers are monitoring professors at Chinese universities, looking for signs of disloyalty to President Xi Jinping or the Chinese Communist Party, The New York Times reported. The use of student informers has surged under Xi. Hundreds of universities now use them. More...
28 novembre 2019
LSE Puts China Program Plans ‘On Hold’
By Elizabeth Redden. The London School of Economics is suspending plans for a proposed China program after opposition from academics, the Financial Times reported. More...
28 novembre 2019
Convention mondiale sur la reconnaissance des qualifications relatives à l'enseignement supérieur
Lors de sa 40èmeconférence générale, L'UNESCO a adopté la « Convention mondiale sur la reconnaissance des qualifications relatives à l'enseignement supérieur » qui vise à faciliter la coopération internationale en matière d'enseignement supérieur et la mobilité des étudiants. Plus...28 novembre 2019
Trustee Freedom
By Madeline St. Amour. A community college trustee in New Jersey outraged some students and professors by attending a straight pride parade. What should the expectations be for trustee activities and speech unrelated to the college. More...
28 novembre 2019
Head Start for Campus Childcare
By Madeline St. Amour. Improving funding so that federal Head Start programs can partner with colleges could be the answer to the childcare needs of student parents, who numbered 3.8 million in the 2015-16 academic year, according to a study released Wednesday from the Institute for Women's Policy Research. More...
28 novembre 2019
Report: Financial Aid Has Little Effect on Completion
By Madeline St. Amour. A working paper from the National Bureau of Economic Research found that need-based financial aid grant offers have little effect on completion trajectories for low-income college students. More...
28 novembre 2019
Financial Aid Changes in Virginia
By Madeline St. Amour. After nearly 15 years without changes, Virginia went back to the drawing board on its financial aid allocations. Those involved believe the changes will make aid allocations more equitable and help today's students. More...
28 novembre 2019
Tuition Assistance Popular With Employees
By Madeline St. Amour. Working learners believe that automation will impact their industries and jobs, according to a new report from Bright Horizons, the largest provider of employer-sponsored childcare in the country, which also provides tuition program management, education advising and student loan repayment programs for employers. More...
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