Universities Need to Retake Control
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Each time I leave one of these football championship games, I am not convinced that the right teams have reached the championship round. The current system needs to be fixed.
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State-owned universities and research institutions are raking in revenue while remaining shielded from lawsuits themselves. Can it last?
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Students should take A-levels earlier and apply to university after getting the results, a report will propose.
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The government is redirecting university funding to prioritise first-time undergraduates.
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Healthcare experts call for more funding, better training, and changes in institutional culture.
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The head of the education watchdog Ofsted says too many colleges in England are under-performing.
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A new concept of the college campus is taking root: a small city in the country that is not for only the young.
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New figures on university endowments confirm it's not just the "haves" and "have nots" in academe these days. Beyond the great majority of colleges, there's a growing group of the newly rich schools, and Â at the top of the heap Â a tiny cadre of ultra-wealthy institutions.
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English universities want to end Scotland's competitive advantage in attracting overseas students.
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Students urge politicians to safeguard fair and equal access to Britain's elite universities.
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As competition gets more fierce and pressure more intense, many schools are phasing out class ranking systems. But not everyone thinks that's such a good idea
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WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - A university that has been searching for more effective ways to get out student information is taking their message to the toilets.
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One in five UK universities have closed departments in the last year or plan to do so soon, a BBC survey says.
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Universities and colleges have to compete in the global education market, Education Secretary Charles Clarke says.
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Dynasties like Notre Dame have to reinvent themselves at some point or disappear.
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Colleges are increasing efforts to find vulnerable students and to get them into treatment, sometimes forcing them to leave temporarily.
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Some of the direst noises about our nationâs scientific prospects may be premature; students seem to be embracing challenging science courses.