This past summer, the Trump administration’s Department of Education repealed the controversial gainful-employment regulation, which required all programs at for-profit universities as well as career-oriented programs at nonprofit schools to meet a quantitative threshold to remain eligible for federal financial aid. More...
In Appreciation of a Public Servant
Many Americans have a visceral distrust of the federal government and anyone associated with it. Long-term federal employees are routinely portrayed as fools, knaves, dupes, loafers or worse. More...
The Reality of State Disinvestment in Public Higher Education
Recent studies have produced an avalanche of questionable statistics, argues F. King Alexander, to the effect that public institutions do not warrant greater taxpayer support. More...
Fake uni sting: ICE releases video evidence
Columbia U: new displaced person scholarship
By Will Nott. The world’s first university-wide scholarship for refugees and asylum seekers has been launched by Columbia University in New York. The Scholarship for Displaced Students will provide $6 million worth of support for up to 30 students annually to receive tuition, housing and living assistance. More...
Canada: Langara College launches digital arts centre
Outward mobility remains a key challenge for Canada – CBIE 2019
By Callan Quinn. Government representatives in Canada revealed they are negotiating agreements with new countries to explore cooperation opportunities to aid outbound student mobility, but declined to reveal which ones. More...
Manitoba declares 2019 year of intled
By Claudia Civinini. The new year has just started, but the Canadian province of Manitoba has already made its intentions clear: 2019 will be the year of international education, as its capital Winnipeg prepares to host three international education conferences over the next 12 months. More...
BCCIE seals Mexican partnership
By Claudia Civinini. Another education partnership has been sealed between Canada and Mexico, with an MoU signed by the British Columbia Council for International Education and the Asociación Mexicana para la Educación Internacional. More...