Top Korean institution criticised for handling of pay disputes
Wage disagreements with language institute and cleaning staff lead lecturers and students to express dismay about treatment of employees
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Michigan hires Santa Ono as president
Leading US public institution, six months after firing Schlissel over affair claims, gets top academic voice on equity from UBC
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Admissions tests hinder disabled students, US audit finds
With SAT and ACT already losing acceptance because of inequities, GAO details cost-related struggle of students to gain needed accommodations
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Latin America University Rankings 2022 digital edition
In a part of the world where the higher education sector grapples with a variety of obstacles, pockets of innovation and creative solutions from institutions and staff are providing chinks of light
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Why is the EU’s new innovation agenda near silent on universities?
We need a vision of how to foster the knowledge base and creative mindsets on which new thinking depends, says Jan Palmowski
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One in six UK students admits cheating in online exams
A third say cheating should be seen as only mildly wrong or not wrong at all
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Latin America University Rankings 2022: short courses could bring a much-needed boost
Efficient and effective short-cycle higher education programmes could provide students with better outcomes and supply the region with a skilled workforce, says MarÃa Marta Ferreyra
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Czech ministry plans tough changes to curb doctoral dropouts
Proposals to cut places and dropout by a third aim to stem waste and attract talent from abroad
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Andrea Jenkyns appointed new higher education minister
MP given downgraded brief after courting controversy with middle finger gesture
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‘Surge in dodgy visa applications’ after Australia scraps work limits
Pakistan, Nepal, Kenya, Ghana and three Indian states named as sources of ‘emerging integrity issues’
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Can liberal arts thrive in China? One college suggests they can
Despite holding its own at Peking University, Yuanpei College still encounters resistance to its approach, professor says
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Student unionism is not in crisis
Liberation issues and bread-and-butter issues do not sit on opposite ends of an imaginary relevance spectrum, say Ben Vulliamy and Pierrick Roger
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Local students’ unions are still key to community-building
As well as supporting societies, tackling loneliness and offering advice, unions have no problem amplifying the student voice, says Ben Ward
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Tory leadership hopeful Kemi Badenoch attacks ‘pointless degrees’
Rising star of contest to be next PM signals intention to clamp down on ‘low quality degrees’ and universities that ‘indoctrinate social attitudes’
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Hi-de-Hi finance: USS buys Butlin’s sites for £300 million
Academics’ pension fund adds famous holiday camps to growing portfolio of assets as it seeks to shore up finances post-pandemic