There are many criteria how to pick a web hosting provider but user feedback, monthly bandwidth, disk storage, price and the rich assortment of services a web hosting provider does (or does not) offer are critical. These criteria apply for choosing both a shared and a dedicated web hosting provider, only the figures are different. […] … learn more→

It’s no secret that some of our institutions of higher education have been taken over by, well, it’s hard to say what to call them. Much like the walking corpses on The Walking Dead, it seems every group has a different name for them. Bolsheviks, Leftists, Progressives, Bai Zuo…many choices. My own personal choice is […] … learn more→

University staff across the UK are striking over changes to their pensions. Academics at 64 universities, who are members of the University and College Union (UCU) and who are signed up to a defined benefit pension scheme (known as USS), are faced with cuts that could leave them significantly worse off in retirement. Universities UK, the umbrella […] … learn more→

The Trump administration’s immigration crackdown has intensified fears of deportation among immigrant communities—and new research suggests the feeling is also creeping into the nation’s schools. In a recent multi-state survey of over 5,400 educators across 12 states by the UCLA Civil Rights Project, teachers, principals, and school staffers share harrowing accounts of students who are distressed and distracted due to […] … learn more→

As a young academic, I can say with a certain level of confidence that my gender will stifle my career progression. Most probably, I will become just another droplet leaking out of the academic pipeline. Although as a culture we value separating our private and professional lives, the #MeToo phenomenon forces us to think about sexual […] … learn more→

  2017 was the year of the publicized sex scandal. Granted, the phrase “casting couch” didn’t come from nowhere, it’s been long known that in Hollywood an actress might well have to advance her career on a couch. Other “obvious” places where sexual shenanigans occurred didn’t seem to get nearly as much attention. Perhaps I […] … learn more→

Why go to university? When asked, today’s students are openly careerist and materialist. In a 2012 survey by the Higher Education Research Institute in Los Angeles, almost 90 per cent held that “being able to get a better job” was a “very important” or “essential” reason to go to college. The rationales of being “very […] … learn more→

The first year of President Trump’s administration has been strife with a lot of debatable policies. One of the topics of debate that’s dominated the headlines in 2017 is the Affordable Care Act and the future of the American healthcare system. Robert I. Field, a professor of law and healthcare management at Drexel University, pointed […] … learn more→

On International Women’s Day, it’s worth a harsh reminder: Women working in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers represent a mere 20 per cent of the current job force in the field. According to Statistics Canada, women in STEM are also underpaid compared to their male counterparts. What’s more, more women than men enrol […] … learn more→

The longest teacher strike in West Virginia history came to an end when Gov. Jim Justice announced a deal on March 6 to grant the teachers 5 percent more in pay, but issues of pay disparities for rural teachers still persist. If those issues are not resolved, we could see rural teachers in other states […] … learn more→