Some higher ed administrators may be surprised to learn that women hold two-thirds of the nation’s $1.3 trillion in student debt. By the end of 2016, this percentage equaled $833 billion, according to a new report by the American Association of University Women, a grassroots organization focused on promoting gender equity in education. More...
EU data regulation to affect U.S. colleges and universities
U.S. organizations, including colleges and universities, could receive fines totaling up to $25 million each or 4 percent of annual revenue for failing to comply with a new European Union regulation that goes into effect May 25, according to the Information Commissioner’s office in the U.K. More...
Higher ed study abroad policies take hard look at safety
As global collaboration increases in higher education, so do concerns about violence abroad. In response, colleges and universities are strengthening international travel policies in an effort to keep their community members safe and accounted for overseas. More...
Gift lift: How higher ed can build donor support
Practical and affordable approaches any institution can employ to engage donors. More...
Free-speech warriors mistake student protest for censorship
Young people today should be free to stake out their politics the same way my peers did 35 years ago. More...
We must stop universities exploiting the unpaid labour of PhD students
Many postgraduates who teach are paid less than the minimum wage, are on insecure contracts and have no representation. More...
Unconditional offers fail students. Bring back university entrance exams
New skills assessments test an applicant’s aptitude for a course in ways that cannot easily be gamed by ambitious schools. More...
I grew up here, but Britain is doing all it can to stop me becoming a citizen
Applying to university turned into a humiliation because of my ‘status’. This why I set up Let Us Learn. More...
‘It’s a hidden nasty’: Parents in dark over need to top up student loans
How many parents realise that if their child goes to university, the government expects them to stump up thousands of pounds a year on top of the debt their offspring will incur from loans. More...
Identifying peanut allergies cheaper and easier with new test
Scientists says blood test could avoid costly, stressful, food tests for confirming allergy. More...