SCOTTISH college and university lecturers are being balloted for industrial action in response to a below-inflation pay offer. The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) rejected a 1 per cent offer from higher education employers. Larry Flanagan, EIS ge
Read Full Article atWe are reaching a crisis point in this country’s higher education system. As college tuitions rise and state and local funding for higher education falls — along with median household incomes — students are taking on staggering levels of debt. And many c
With a history and heritage dating back centuries, the United Kingdom attracts students from every corner of the globe, including a growing number from China. The country's universities balance traditional values and the highest quality of teaching with
Graduates at Indiana University's winter commencement ceremonies at Assembly Hall in Bloomington. You read that right. All college tuition at all public institutions — send the bill to Uncle Sam. With what the federal government spent on its various and
PATNA: If the University Grants Commission (UGC) has its way, almost all the universities and colleges in the state are likely to be deprived of handsome development grants being sanctioned during Plan periods. The UGC has decided to sanction funds only
According to The Guardian, universities in Latin America are not getting the global respect they deserve because they are not putting enough effort towards embracing and adopting English in higher education on their campuses. Leandro Tessler writes that
When people ask me what keeps me awake at night, they probably expect me to respond with issues related to college affordability or access. And those problems do prey on my mind every day. However, what really keeps me awake (quite literally) is the feel
