Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. You can take a college course on just about anything nowadays. There's a class on Kanye West lyrics. And one about the American vacation. More...By James Martin and James E. Samels. It is no coincidence that at a time of staggering family college debt burden, hands-on learning is experiencing a revival in schools, colleges, and universities across the Nation and around the world. Students and families perplexed and frustrated by the gainful employment vs. tuition gap are looking for more practical (maker) skills from their next learning experience. More...
By Kathy A. Krendl. For a long time, the academy has faced questions about whether or not liberal arts and STEM could co-exist. The talking points haven’t changed much – liberal arts colleges help students learn how to think and learn, while STEM institutions provide the highly technical education required. More...
By Sue Henderson and James Muyskens. A recent survey of alumni of institutions confirmed what every university president knows: when asked who set them on a constructive path, at the top of the list are professors who made them excited about learning, professors who cared about them as persons, encouraged them, mentored them, and directed them in projects—what we call “high touch.” More...
By Robin McKie. With EU grants worth hundreds of millions of pounds now in peril, leading institutions risk losing their place at the forefront of innovation. More...
By Miles Brignall. A woman who was told in 2010 that she had paid off her student loan in full has become the latest person to fall foul of the “shambolic” Student Loans Company. Six years after apparently making her final repayment the government-owned organisation has, out of the blue, claimed that Louise Winmill still owes £1,112 – plus interest. More...
By Academics Anonymous. The war in my homeland has robbed academics of their careers and dreams. But I was saved by an organisation that helps people like me. More...
By . Three weeks after the EU referendum, our panel of research and university leaders reflects on ways forward for science and society. More...
By James Pitman. Higher education is already feeling the effect of the Brexit vote, with UK academics being dropped from joint applications for funding from the European Research Council. The future of students coming to study in the UK from the European Union is similarly uncertain, as free movement comes under threat. But if Britain is to remain a popular study destination for students from around the globe, it is more important now than ever that the government urgently reviews its treatment of international students. More...
By Owen Bowcott and Richard Adams. The government’s Prevent strategy aimed at combating homegrown terrorism is stifling freedom of expression within the classroom and risks being counterproductive, a human rights report warns. More...
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