The U.S. Department of Education is about to pilot test a new debit card for students who get federal student loans. For the federal government, it means less hassle and a way to get a glimpse at whether students are spending their student aid wisely. For the bank that gets to issue the card, it […] … learn more→

The first mass teacher labor action of 2019 is unfolding in California as the United Teachers Los Angeles walked out for the first time in 30 years. This strike, which began on Jan. 14, isn’t just important to people in Los Angeles. Here are three reasons the nation should pay attention. 1. The Los Angeles case […] … learn more→

At least once a month a headhunting firm calls me seeking advice on a search for a university vice-chancellor. They want to pick my brains because of what I’ve learnt, sometimes the hard way, over seven years as a vice-chancellor, 12 years as an academic dean and two years as an administrator of struggling universities. […] … learn more→

I know this is something of old news…but today’s topic just strikes me as a more important phenomenon for higher ed than anything in the “top 10” of last post. We now have nearly an entire class of students at a good school asking for refunds. When it comes to student loans, the most painful […] … learn more→

I know, it’s a bit late for such considerations, but a recent article listed what are supposedly the 10 most important events of 2018…they’re off a bit, but allow me to clarify: 1. Purdue University Launched “Purdue Global” after Purchasing For-Profit Kaplan University The article indicates this “may signal a change” in online programs, but…no. […] … learn more→

Four years on from the worst new graduate employment outcomes ever, the 2018 statistics released today show cause for optimism. Although full-time employment rates remain well down on a decade ago, they are improving. Graduates in health-related courses fare the best In early 2018, about four months after completing an undergraduate course, 73% of new graduates who were looking […] … learn more→

A new federal report does a good job of explaining what many researchers have been saying for a decade – food insecurity among college students is a serious national problem. As one University of California, Berkeley student revealed in an interview for a 2018 research article I helped write: “Food is always on my mind: ‘Do I have enough […] … learn more→

Today, the issue of spelling problems is largely outside the school sphere. With the rise of digital in the professional world, everyone has to communicate in writing. From a personal point of view, social networks engage us more and more to handle the keyboard. And the weaknesses in Molière’s language become all the more visible as the French […] … learn more→

China is the No.1 source country of international students who come to study in Canada. According to the Canadian Bureau for International Education, 150,000 international students from China studied in Canada in 2017. Any political impact on Canadian and Chinese relations is potentially serious for a wide global network with something at stake related to Chinese students in Canada […] … learn more→

No sector in the UK has more enthusiastically embraced globalisation than higher education. Top universities have erected campuses in new continents, expanded their share of students from abroad, and touted their instruction of “global citizens”. The University of Oxford, for example, boasts that its “international profile rivals that of any university in the world”. My own institution labels itself […] … learn more→