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Letters: The higher education industry
Ilkeston :: United Kingdom | about 2 hours ago
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I would not be surprised if the scam operated by London Metropolitan University (report, 23 November) were only the tip of a very large iceberg. Modern higher education is an industry. The activities of LMU have come to light in the very week that control...
Tags: Plan UK, ActionAid UK, Afghanistan, higher education, Britain, United Kingdom, Ilkeston, Nuclear power, Animal welfare, Violence against women, War in Afghanistan, Seafood, Iraq War, Violence, Lobster
Student voices to be silenced
Nelson :: New Zealand | about 5 hours ago
Credibility Universities have Student Representatives on their Councils, as do High School Boards of Trustees, and Private Training Establishment Boards. We cannot understand why Polytechnic students have been singled out in this way.” The Education (Polytechnics)...
Tags: Rachel Boyack, New Zealand, Nelson, Education, Politics, Polytechnic, Higher education, Vocational education, Institute of technology, Student voice, Students' union
Report urges national standards for colleges, universities
Ottawa :: Canada | about 5 hours ago
Credibility Canada needs a national standard by which to judge the quality of its post-secondary education institutions, a report released Tuesday concludes. The Canadian Council on Learning study suggests Canadians don't understand what "quality post-secondary...
Tags: secondary education, national standards, Canada, Ottawa, Higher education in British Columbia, Higher education in Ontario, Higher education, CEGEP, Vocational education, Education
Galgiani appointed to committee on state's higher education plan
Merced :: CA :: USA | about 17 hours ago
Credibility Galgiani was appointed Monday to a joint legislative committee that will reevaluate the state's master plan for higher education. The California Master Plan for Higher Education sets forth which high school students should be admitted to the University...
Tags: Assemblywoman Cathleen Galgiani, higher education, University of California, master plans, Merced, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Merced California, Merced County California, California Master Plan for Higher Education, Western Association of Schools and Colleges, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, Cathleen Galgiani, Education
BookRenter raises $6M to challenge Chegg in textbook rentals
San Francisco :: CA :: USA | about 20 hours ago
Credibility Textbook rental site Chegg.com may be raising tremendous amounts of funding , but competitor BookRenter isn’t sitting still — it just announced a $6 million first round. That number is dwarfed by the $84.2 million Chegg has raised (not counting debt),...
Tags: BookRenter, Mehdi Maghsoodnia, San Francisco, GMAC, Inventory, Chegg, Higher education, Textbooks, Business Finance
Texas higher education board gets $1.8 million from Lumina Foundation
Dallas :: WI :: USA | about 20 hours ago
Credibility Some influential state leaders want to change that rule, arguing that it would benefit students and taxpayers alike. And they've just received a $1.8 million grant toward that goal. The Lumina Foundation, a nonprofit higher-education group, is announcing...
Tags: University of Texas-El Paso, higher education, Dallas, Public university, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Community colleges in the United States, Education in Pennsylvania, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities, University of Texas at Austin, Education
Executive committee named for Archway Partnership
Dalton :: GA :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility The Partnership works with community leaders and residents to address priority needs identified by each community. Archway works to bridge higher education resources and communities by supplying lines of communication and access between invested parties.
Tags: Archway Partnership Submitted, University of Georgia, Rick Hooper, executive committee, University System of Georgia, John Schwenn, education resources, higher education, communication leaders, Archway Professionals, Dalton, Dalton State College, Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, Georgia, The Archway, Whitfield County Georgia, Bryant University, American Association of State Colleges and Universities, Education
Michael Ainslee remains a vital force among institutions and in Palm Beach
Palm Beach :: FL :: USA | 1 day ago
Credibility Although he "retired" from his hard-driving, high-profile career as president and CEO of Sotheby's in 1994, Michael Ainslee is anything but retired. Ainslee sits on multiple boards and describes himself as a venture philanthropist, working with several...
Tags: Michael Ainslee, Ainslees, Palm Beach Day Academy, Palm Beach Civic Association, Palm Beaches, Robert S. Norris, Sothebys, Serena, Palm Beach, Palm Beach Day School, Education, Higher education, Posse Foundation, Scholarships
Mary Dejevsky: Incentives that work the wrong way
London :: United Kingdom | 2 days ago
Credibility It's that time of year again, and, sure as the arrival of the snow goose, two separate seasonal trends are well in train. Class warriors are cleaning their pistols for the annual duel over admissions to our ancient universities and, in a rather newer...
Tags: higher education, United Kingdom, London, Russell Group, Oxbridge, University and college admissions, Universities in the United Kingdom, Top-up fees, London Metropolitan University, Education, Polytechnic, Vocational education, Institute of technology, Higher Education Funding Council for England
Three MoUs to foster innovation, research and training
Thiruvananthapuram :: India | 2 days ago
Credibility MoUs for cooperation with three leading US institutions. To be signed here Monday during the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, the first MoU with IC2 Institute at the University of Texas at Austin calls for the implementation of new, distinctive...
Tags: India, FICCI, higher education, IC2 Institute, education institute, IIE, Thiruvananthapuram, Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Business Finance, Education
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