By Brendan O’Malley. The national academies have urged whoever wins power in the May General Election to place research and innovation at the heart of plans for long-term economic growth. Read more...By Geoff Maslen. The government’s cuts to research spending and its plans to deregulate university fees appear to be forcing increasing numbers of the nation’s top young academics to leave the country, according to National Tertiary Education Union President Jeannie Rea. Read more...By Brendan O’Malley. The European University Association, or EUA, has called on the European Parliament to reject a plan that would make deep cuts in European research. Read more...By Jan Petter Myklebust. The number of citizens from EU member countries receiving funding from the Danish Students’ Grants and Loans Scheme, or SU, grew more than tenfold from 2012 to 2014 – from 441 to 4,647 – following a ruling in the European Court of Justice that the Danish authorities should be paying grants to European students who earn an income in Denmark, as reported by University World News. Read more...By Naw Say Phaw Waa. Agreement has been reached in talks between student representatives and the government on criticisms of the unpopular National Education Law. By Nic Mitchell. France dominated new higher education rankings for internationalisation last week – taking six of the 27 top spots.
By Brian C. Mitchell. One of the great battles ongoing in American higher education centers on the continued vitality and relevance of a liberal arts education. Nearly every American has seen some video variation of an underemployed liberal arts graduate at a fast food window asking: "Would you like biggie-sized fries with that?"
Historically, the defense of the liberal arts was much more high minded and cerebral. For those of us who made it, the argument was plausible and a feel good moment where we spoke of liberal arts graduates who were well-rounded and productive citizens. Many of us still make it. We meant it. And, best yet perhaps, it was and still is true. More...
By Juan Sanchez. Gov. Bobby Jindal is considering a new tax break for certain businesses to help offset steep higher education cuts.
According to The Associated Press, Jindal is floating the idea of reshuffling Louisiana's tax break spending and creating a new break for businesses that donate to college campuses. More...
By . It's textbook season again, the time of year students such as Stephanie Tierrablanca dread. Deep in the stacks of the Portland State University Bookstore, Tierrablanca, a senior from California, searches the web on her smart phone an environmental-studies book stocked by the shop. If an online competitor lists a lower price, the store will match the amount and deduct 10 percent. More...
By Christopher Cousins. In some ways, Erica Frederick-Rock is a typical — albeit nontraditional — college student in Maine.
Frederick-Rock, a 36-year-old biology student at the University of Maine at Augusta, has started and stopped college studies three times since she graduated from high school. She is on track to graduate from the University of Maine at Augusta in May. More...
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