By Scott Jaschik. Many faculty members gripe about the way presidential compensation dwarfs their own -- and how high-level perks create a divide between professors and presidents. Four such faculty members have found an unusual way to attract more attention to this critique. They have applied jointly to share the job (and the $400,000 minimum salary) of the opening to lead the University of Alberta. Their application is, in part, tongue-in-cheek. Read more...
By Diana Laurillard. The collection of data on a large scale has already revolutionised our experience of online shopping. Imagine what it can do for online learning. Big data has been eagerly embraced by the business world. Now it's time to look at how it can be used in education. More...
By Lawrence Wakefield. You can stroke it, play with it and show it to your friends - and students love them. Students love smartphones. Even more than television and sex, according to a recent survey. And with eight-out-of-ten students now owning one (40% more than the rest of the population), their devotion to their selfie-snappers is beyond question. More...
By Daniel Hurst. Tertiary Education Quality and Standards Agency faces funding cut of $31m over four years, representing 41% of its budget. Australia's higher education regulator – which faces a funding cut – was not consulted about the government's planned changes to the sector. More...
By Claire Shaw and Michael Allen. Staff are in dispute with the university over plans to cut up to 120 jobs in the health schools to free up funding for capital projects. Staff at King's College London (KCL) are in dispute with their university over plans to cut up to 120 jobs in the health schools to help fund buildings and equipment, amounting up to £400m. More...
By Abby Young-Powell. Inaccuracies in university prospectuses have led to concern that students aren't getting the information they need. "I challenge you to look through British prospectuses and find a picture where it's raining," says John Bradley, former principal educational psychologist for Nottinghamshire County Council. More...
By Richard Adams. Study finds pupils from non-selective state schools have greater potential and success than grammar and private school peers. Comprehensive school pupils should be allowed into universities on the back of lower GCSE and A-level grades than students from grammars and fee-paying private schools, according to new research. More...
By Barbara Ellen. Since so many state-school pupils have the drive to outperform their privileged contemporaries, they deserve a helping hand to get into university. Interesting to see the new Department for Education study urging universities to consider lowering entry requirements for state-school pupils. More...
By Jana Kasperkevic. Young Americans are living out of cars and using public facilities as families and schools close doors and prioritise budgets. A month before his 18th birthday, Jeffrey Williams found himself homeless. The condition did not come out of blue, as Williams, who was adopted at the age of four, was warned about the fact by his adoptive parents, who said they would not support him after he graduated high school. More...
By Curt Rice. The future is bleak for women in leadership positions due to our unconscious urge to favour men. If you're a modern Rip Van Winkle, you haven't missed much when it comes to the presence of women in top leadership. In fact, you'd probably have to extend your siesta for another 70 years if you'd like to wake up to a society with equal opportunities for men and women. More...
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