By Alex Usher. Last week, freshman Ontario Finance Minister Vic Fedeli appeared before the Economic Club in Toronto and, reading from the best-selling book “Oh My God Who Knew the Previous Government Left the Finances in Such Terrible Shape: A Guide to Your First Provincial Budget”, announced that the actual, real, pinkie swear, true budget deficit for this year was $15 billion rather than $6 billion and that to help close the gap, Ontario colleges and universities would be asked to increase their intake of international students by 25,000 or so. More...

There are laws against essay mills in New Zealand and 17 states of the USA, with Ireland and Australia set to follow. The UK risks being left behind. The reputation of UK higher education depends entirely on the integrity of the degrees earned by students. If essay mills are banned in these other countries but can openly carry on their business in the UK, then the UK higher education sector will be at a serious disadvantage. More...

The Association of College and University Housing Officers-International held its national conference and expo this July in Denver, Colorado. More...

New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT) is offering to host Saudi Arabian students who are displaced following a decree by Saudi Arabia mandating that all of its government-funded students pursuing higher education in Canada leave the country by Sept. 22, 2018. The ruling by the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will require approximately 8,300 Saudi post-secondary students living and studying in Canada to transfer to other universities. More...