By Ray Bendici. Recent regulations from the Department of Education improve protection for student borrowers targeted by misleading or predatory practices, and establish a clear path for loan forgiveness in instances of institutional fraud or misconduct—an issue financial aid experts say will impact both for-profits and nonprofits. More...
AV within IT at a small college
By Kylie Lacey. With only 775 students, the need for a dedicated AV department was low at Martin Luther College, a teacher and pastor training institution in southwest Minnesota. The IT department handled the installation and wiring of emergency broadcast systems and of classroom AV technology, including projectors. More...
Graduate sues Oxford University for £1m over his failure to get a first
By Matthew Taylor and George Sandeman. An Oxford graduate is suing the university for £1m claiming the “appallingly bad” and “boring” teaching cost him a first-class degree and prevented him from having a successful career. More...
What students should do about newspapers (instead of banning them)
By . Use your digital tools to argue your case against the editorial agendas of the Daily Mail, Daily Express and the Sun because there is no silver bullet solution. More...
Poorer white pupils underperform in later academic choices – study
By Richard Adams. Children on free school meals less likely to go to top universities than better-off peers with similar GCSEs, says mobility watchdog. More...
Academia is now incompatible with family life, thanks to casual contracts
By Academics Anonymous. I want to be a good scientist but that means I can’t be anything else, as all my time is taken up trying to find contracts. More...
The 'snooper's charter' is a threat to academic freedom
By Leonie Tanczer. Increasing online surveillance has serious implications for researchers and study participants. Academics need to be more careful than ever. More...
The Guardian view on international students: too valuable to limit
. The statistics on immigration in general and overseas students in particular are not good enough to be the basis for a potentially ruinous British policy. More...
Should universities take control of schools? The government thinks so
By Rebecca Ratcliffe. Every university could be made to sponsor a school, in exchange for raising fees. But critics say it won’t work. More...
Academics must reply to the Marlon Brando crew
By . With UK and US citizens rebelling against anything and everything, it would be easy for derided experts to retreat to their studies and give up. More...