US election result must not obscure need for higher education reform
The removal of Donald Trump from the White House could lead to major reform in college education, but many other issues require urgent action, argue Sandro Galea and Nason Maani
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Lack of tests means emptying US campuses risk new virus spread
Lack of exit testing may revive threat to communities just as outbreaks peak
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Universities reshape curricula to teach the pandemic
Scholars in the US and Canada reveal how they are changing things up in order to teach the topic of Covid-19 as it is happening
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Call to help universities redevelop ‘dilapidated’ high streets
UPP Foundation calls for universities to take greater role in rejuvenating ‘left behind’ regions in England, as pandemic job losses loom in these areas
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Does the USS’ deficit recovery plan unfairly penalise younger academics?
Discussions about how the UK’s largest pension scheme covers its deficit ought to consider whether all employers and members should pay the same rate, argues Paul Hamilton
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‘Unconventional’ module choices ‘hamper struggling students’
Less academically inclined students should not spread their net too widely, Australian research suggests
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Universities to stay open during England’s second Covid lockdown
Union accuses government of ‘gambling with the health of the nation’
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Wave of expulsions as Belarusian universities punish protesters
But president Alexander Lukashenko has been forced to replace rectors, and some university managers have refused to expel students – suggesting regime control is not complete
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Covid-19 will not dent Chinese demand for international education
Coronavirus will not stop China’s growing and ambitious middle class from seeking a Western university education for their children, says Sabrina Wang
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For-profit college finally registered with OfS after court battle
Bloomsbury Institute added to English register after Court of Appeal quashed Office for Students’ original refusal
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Sweden’s climate framework will boost universities’ credibility
Almost all higher education institutions in the country have signed a document committing to combating the climate crisis, says Göran Finnveden
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Covid cuts into US universities’ tuition revenue
Pandemic and population losses leave private institutions especially vulnerable, Moody’s finds
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Former lobby group chief leaves University of Canberra
Belinda Robinson leaves to focus on board roles
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BBC’s Oxbridge shift spotlights firms’ educational diversity drives
Employers seeking ‘diversity of thought’ and ‘relevance’ end reliance on English university hierarchy for hiring decisions
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Why we need more BAME representation in academic libraries
Greater diversity is needed within higher education’s libraries, says Regina Everitt, one of very few BAME directors of a university library in the UK