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At conference on European higher education, speakers call for much more ambitious harmonization process to compete with the U.S. and China.

Prominent university says government's proposal to deregulate tuition will allow it to give scholarships to a third of its students; critics say Sydney's plan will help it cream students from other universities.

Colleges need to recognize that recruiting international students by itself does not create a globally connected campus, writes Patti McGill Peterson.

Leaders of UAW union that represents U. of California teaching assistants push for Israel boycott, but some members say this action endangers their academic freedom and the movement to unionize grad students.

University of Warwick backs down on charges that led to punishment of influential professor for nine months.

A Times Higher Education round-up on budgets and enrollments.

One college suspends new admissions for all of Africa while other institutions have disinvited speakers or quarantined students and faculty.