By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. European universities are adding English-language programs, especially at the master’s level, but many faculty members object. More...
Israel Looks to Asia
By Ellie Bothwell for Times Higher Education. Nestled between Europe, Asia and Africa, in a country reputed to be home to one of the world’s leading science and technology hubs, Israel’s universities should be well placed for collaboration with their international neighbors. More...
North Korea's Western-Style University at Risk
By Jack Grove for Times Higher Education. North Korea’s only Western-run university may be forced to shut down when the U.S. bans its citizens from traveling to the secretive state, one of its senior academics has warned. More...
'The Unbearable Emptiness of Tweeting'
By Holly Else for Times Higher Education. Study blasts Twitter discussions of academic journal articles -- and questions idea of metrics based on social media. More...
Turkish Academics, Still Fearful in Exile
By David Matthews for Times Higher Education. In Germany, they fear online harassment and the watchful eyes of those who support the Turkish government. More...
Call for Higher Educational Attainment in Britain
By John Morgan for Times Higher Education. Britain should set a target for 70 percent of young people to enter higher education, according to an influential higher education policy expert. More...
Caribbean Universities in Crisis
By Elizabeth Redden. Senior university leaders in Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands and elsewhere in the Caribbean discuss the damage caused by Hurricanes Irma and Maria, which destroyed buildings and displaced students. More...
Travel Ban 3.0
By Elizabeth Redden. Higher education groups on Monday began to grapple with what new restrictions on travel to the U.S. from eight countries imposed Sunday night by the Trump administration will mean for international student and scholar exchange. More...
Threats to Universities Worldwide
By Elizabeth Redden. The new edition of Scholars at Risk’s annual “Free to Think” report analyzes more than 250 reported attacks on higher education institutions, their students or their employees in 35 countries in the past year. More...
Trump Issues New Travel Restrictions
By Elizabeth Redden. The new restrictions limit travel for nationals of five of the six countries included in the expired ban -- Iran, Libya, Somalia, Syria and Yemen -- as well as three new ones: Chad, North Korea and Venezuela. Restrictions on Sudan have been limited. More...