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Chilling Higher Ed Cooperation in China?
The country's strict new law regulating the activities of foreign nongovernmental organizations raises many unanswered questions for universities operating there.
Columbia U Announces New Graduate Student Benefits
Columbia University announced a series of new benefits for graduate students this week. John H. Coatsworth, provost, wrote in an...
Scholarship for Undocumented Students in 16 States
A new scholarship program will fund 500 immigrant students who are unable to attend college in their home states. TheDream.US...
Israel Bars Founder of Boycott Movement From Traveling Abroad
Israel has barred a prominent founder of the boycott, divestment and sanctions movement from traveling internationally. According to accounts in...
No More 'Job for Life'
System president's email criticizing tenure expectations and comparing professors to railroad brakemen adds to faculty frustration in Wisconsin. But the governor likes the email.
Dropbox Launches Education Offering
The file-hosting service Dropbox is launching a new deployment option specifically for colleges and universities. More than 4,000 institutions already...
Americans Say World Thinks Well of U.S. Higher Ed
Asked whether American institutions are seen as very positive by those around the world, Americans believe -- by far --...
Big Pay Differences Among New Male, Female Ph.D.s
Female Ph.D.s in science and engineering earn 31 percent less than their male cohorts one year after graduation, according to...