By Ashley A. Smith. The world's largest social media company is partnering with community colleges and sharing a curriculum for digital advertising and media training. More...
16 juin 2018
16 juin 2018
Faculty Backlash Over Conn.'s Troubled Consolidation Plan
By Ashley A. Smith. After the accreditor for the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system pushed back on plans to consolidate the state's 12 community colleges, some faculty groups are calling for new leadership and more funding. More...
16 juin 2018
Closing Gaps in San Francisco
By Ashley A. Smith. A social justice curriculum paired with student support services and specially trained faculty members has helped two San Francisco-based colleges increase completion rates. More...
16 juin 2018
Think Tanks Stress Importance of Completion
By Ashley A. Smith. Two think tanks, one leaning conservative and the other liberal, have partnered to release five reports detailing the importance of college completion. More...
16 juin 2018
Second Thoughts in Malaysia on Branch Campuses
By Simon Baker for Times Higher Education. For almost 30 years, branch campuses set up by foreign universities have been a central part of Malaysia’s higher education strategy, and it now hosts outposts of 12 overseas institutions. More...
16 juin 2018
Anger Over Visa Rules in Britain
By Rachael Pells for Times Higher Education. British university leaders are being urged to review their attitudes toward international staff and students, following fresh reports of visa holders being “unfairly monitored” and even threatened with home visits by nervous administrators. More...
16 juin 2018
New Russian Push on Science
By John Morgan for Times Higher Education. A Russian government shake-up creating a new Ministry of Science and Higher Education is seen as a potential boost to the integration of universities with research, and to the country’s excellence initiative. More...
16 juin 2018
A British 'Arms Race' in Bonds
By John Morgan for Times Higher Education. The University of Cambridge is facing internal criticism over plans to borrow up to £600 million ($801 million), in a move that suggests the emergence of a borrowing “arms race” with the University of Oxford. More...
16 juin 2018
Creating a Culture of Cronyism
A lucrative form of patronage appears to be emerging at Michigan State in the wake of the Nassar scandal, write James Finkelstein and Judith Wilde. More...
16 juin 2018
What’s Wrong With the Anti-Semitism Awareness Act
The Alliance for Academic Freedom is an organization of liberal and progressive academics that combats infringements on academic freedom relating to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict on college campuses, including academic boycotts of Israel. More...
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