Student loan debt is every American’s economic problem
Biden's debt forgiveness plan may have been blocked but everyone will suffer if graduates can't afford to spend, says F. King Alexander
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Personalised tests the future of assessment, says ETS
Head of world’s biggest testing firm discusses expansion, artificial intelligence and major changes to the TOEFL and GRE
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Can educational return on investment be meaningfully measured?
Various methods exist to help students decide which courses will pay off, but all should be taken with a grain of salt, say David Levy and Harvey Graff
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Kenya’s first online university could be ‘transformative’
The Open University of Kenya is expected to begin classes in September
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Ukraine’s builders earn twice as much as academics. No wonder standards slip
Permanent contracts, lighter workloads and higher salaries would boost the flagging prestige of Ukraine’s academy, says Alexander Kostyuk
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Australia’s Universities Accord must not neglect global equity and impact
The interim report’s focus on engagement with Australian communities risks overlooking obligations to the rest of the world, says Craig Jeffrey
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LSE names former Stanford law dean Larry Kramer vice-chancellor
Hewlett Foundation president to join institution in April 2024, succeeding Baroness Shafik
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Sapienza urged to revoke Tunisian president’s honorary doctorate
Petitioners ask leading Italian university to look again at honorary degree for Kaïs Saïed over his replacement theory rhetoric and constitutional power grabs
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University calls for teacher training rethink after ‘good’ Ofsted
Greenwich – stripped of accreditation last year – one of seven to now receive positive ratings from inspectorate
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New College of Florida recruitment tactics challenged
After losing faculty and students because of partisan DeSantis reforms, campus described as paying recruiters despite federal ban
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The Oxford student side hustle reshaping social science research
After tackling the challenges of accessing large and diverse survey samples, Phelim Bradley’s Prolific is moving into AI
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Is Facebook election project a model for research on big tech?
Academics granted unique access to ‘black box of algorithms’ to explore social media’s influence on 2020 presidential election, but many question if ‘independence by permission’ model can endure
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Israeli leaders tread tightrope on way to constitutional showdown
Leaders say a vote curbing Supreme Court powers has forced them to speak out, but they must still consider pro-government faculty and staff as the state heads for civil strife
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Huddersfield criticised for cutting jobs during summer holidays
University accused of trying to dodge proper consultation by unveiling latest cuts while staff are away
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Mexico looks to US and beyond to recruit staff and students
Chance to ensure research has ‘real impact’ in fast-developing country attracting top scholars from abroad, rectors say