By Paul Fain. The decline in overall college enrollment has slowed this spring, according to new data the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released today. And some details are emerging about the groups of students who are less likely to attend college in declining sectors. Read more...
By Stephen Hoare for Times Higher Education. Walking a diplomatic tightrope between neighboring Ukraine and Russia, Belarus – a member of the Commonwealth of Independent States – is attempting to adopt liberal market-led policies to improve the quality of its higher education and to attract more international students. Read more...
By Doug Lederman. The Obama administration on Thursday formally unveiled a new program its officials hope will spur innovation, improve college access and completion, and cut student costs. Yes, that's all it aims to do. Read more...
By Lawrence Wakefield. Singapore and Korea stride up the QS rankings, while Hong Kong and Japan see their institutions take a tumble. The National University of Singapore (NUS) has topped the QS Asian university rankings for the first time, rising from second place in last year's table. More...
By Maya Oppenheim. With no interest to pay while you study, CDLs are an attractive option for cash-strapped postgrads – but there are financial risks. Funding is the biggest headache faced by students wanting to continue their studies after their undergrad degree. Taught master's degrees no longer qualify for research council funding, and while some students manage to put together a funding package through scholarships and sponsorships, others are drawn to taking out a bank loan. More...
By Kit Buchan. Internet-based education offers everything from a free maths lecture to a full course on ancient Roman history. But it has its critics.
1 "E-learning" is a very broad term
It refers to all internet-based education, which could be anything from a free maths lecture on iTunes to a colour-coded language app or even a fully interactive eight-week course in musculoskeletal anatomy from Harvard. More...
By Julia King. Students increasingly value the chance to earn while they learn, says Aston vice-chancellor.
Social mobility in Britain has come to a halt – and a plethora of initiatives has done little to improve matters. One positive sign, however, is that the new university tuition fee system has not deterred students from non-traditional backgrounds from entering higher education. More...
By William Ackah. In the US, black students see their lives and their history reflected in their studies. The UK must follow suit.
In San Francisco in 1968 a group of primarily black students went on strike to demand that their college establish an academic programme that reflected their lives and experiences. Their demand was met, and San Francisco State College became the first in the US to have a department and degree programme in Black Studies. More...
By Donald Clark. Students have just one chance to hear a lecture - and mostly it's just someone reading their notes aloud. "Intelligent people leave their brains behind when it comes to technology," says Diana Laurillard, professor of learning with digital technologies at the Institute of Education. More...
By Abby Young-Powell and . Half of trans students have considered dropping out of uni and they say lack of gender-neutral toilets and policies are an issue. One in five LGBT students, and a third of trans students, have experienced bullying or harassment on campus, according to new research by the National Union of Students (NUS). More...
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