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27 novembre 2019

In the dark, all universities look the same

University degrees have become the entrance ticket for modern socieities. Never before have those with advanced qualifications had the life chances they enjoy today, and never before have those who struggled with a good education paid the price they pay for that today. More...

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27 novembre 2019

Tuition Free Universities: Which Countries Offer Free Education?

With university fees consistently on the rise, finding an affordable study programme can be challenging. However, many countries across the world offer free tuition to both their respective national students and international students. The most commonly known country with free tuition for both national and international students is Germany. To study in Germany there are no undergraduate tuition fees at most public universities; just a small student fee of around €150 – €250 (~US$180 – 300) for admission costs is charged. One exception to studying for free in Germany is in the state of Baden-Würtemberg, where tuition fees for non-EU/EEA students are €1,500 (~US$1,800) per semester. More...

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27 novembre 2019

The Science Security Threat

By Doug Lederman. At gathering of university research officers, federal agency officials document foreign governments' efforts to persuade scientists to engage in academic espionage. More...

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27 novembre 2019

Cheyney Averts Accreditation Ax

By Doug Lederman. Middle States agency reinstates the Pennsylvania university, citing governor's vow to wipe out tens of millions it borrowed from state university system. More...

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27 novembre 2019

Departing Ky. Governor Appoints Aides to University Boards

By Doug Lederman. In his waning days in office, Kentucky governor Matt Bevin did what governors often do: he appointed people with sympathetic viewpoints to university governing boards, to try to shape their policies down the road. More...

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27 novembre 2019

The Faculty Shrinks, but Tilts to Full-Time

By Doug Lederman. Federal data show proportion of all instructors who work full-time is rising, even as total faculty workforce contracts slightly. More...

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27 novembre 2019

Controlling the Use of Campus Data

By Doug Lederman. Academic institutions, individually and collectively, should take a range of actions to ensure that the research and learning data they produce and collect are used thoughtfully and in ways that protect the institutions and their students and employees, the Scholarly Publishing and Academic Resources Coalition, or SPARC, says in a new report. More...

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27 novembre 2019

Henderson State Will Merge Into Arkansas State System

By Doug Lederman. Henderson State University's Board of Trustees on Thursday approved a plan to merge the Arkansas public university into the Arkansas State University system. More...

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27 novembre 2019

Appeals Court Lifts Injunction Blocking Suspension in Sexual Assault Case

By Doug Lederman. A federal appeals court, acting on an expedited basis, on Wednesday overturned a lower court judge's injunction that blocked Boston College from suspending a student who had been found by a campus judicial process to have sexually assaulted a fellow student. More...

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27 novembre 2019

Senate Report Examines China's Pursuit of U.S. Science

By Doug Lederman. A U.S. Senate subcommittee published a report Monday that explores China's efforts to become the world's dominant research power, in part by targeting -- in ways legal and "extralegal" -- American scientists and U.S. research universities. More...

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