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High tuition, bad press and recovering economy cited in falling student numbers

New government also aims to cut red tape

By Michael Stratford, for Inside Higher Ed

Academics and students register opposition to outlawing of overt displays of religious affiliation

Rectors demand more federal support from new government. Frances Mechan-Schmidt reports

Harvard University has launched a fundraising campaign that it hopes will boost its coffers by $6.5 billion (£4.1 billion).

Scholars say culture of deference stifles development

Open educational resources considered by institutions and publishers

Private sector hopes to grow on back of oil-backed education funding boost

Academics at Avans University in the Netherlands revamp seminars to promote student engagement

By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed

UK and US universities could profit from growing appetite for study abroad, says report

World Bank study weighs strengths and flaws of universities in wake of Arab Spring

Academics visiting Istanbul for a major conference were among those caught up in student-led protests sparked by the death of a demonstrator.

Humanities and social sciences in Australia could lose A$100 million (£60 million) in funding following a change in government, it is feared. 

US institution’s Doha venture is said to contravene its 1815 charter

Report on Erbil conference highlights challenges facing Iraqi universities

Universities are seeking alternatives to race-conscious admissions policy

Senior figures say ‘disputed territory’ curbs may prompt refusal to participate in EU framework

By Allie Grasgreen, for Inside Higher Ed

Anonymous reports of misconduct will be blocked, writes Frances Mechan-Schmidt

Critics turn on proposal to ‘shame’ sector into cutting costs

Plan to make higher education sustainable requires a simultaneous attack on three big problems, says expert

Higher education could face more cuts after next month’s polls, many fear

Wyn Ellis, who made a plagiarism claim against an official, has received menacing calls

Educators cannot assume that all young people are old hands online, research shows

Graeme Wilkinson left Wales to head a private institution that was more familiar than it first appeared

Sweden aims to rebuild faltering overseas student numbers

Drive to raise national profile yields opportunities for English speakers

By Lauren Ingeno, for Inside Higher Ed

Some 165 US university presidents and chancellors have called on political leaders in Washington to boost funding for research and education.

Joint degrees with ultra-Orthodox colleges counter to universities’ gender equity policies

Bank provides €970 million to develop new Curies

Can the government push through an overhaul of the sector in tough times?

Opprobrium for two-year extension to medical courses

As junta’s grip relaxes, Aung San Suu Kyi joins drive to rebuild sector

By Colleen Flaherty, for Inside Higher Ed

Newest union member will apply national and European resources to improve qualifications, access and research

The situation of the lettori - the British and other foreign lecturers working in Italian universities - has been dealt a blow by a new court ruling.

By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed

Western universities don’t expect new emir to shake up status quo

Online provision appeals to cash-strapped, unstable nations

By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed

Music schools and graduates read financial notices and strike fresh notes

Calls to restrict fields’ funds and scope of study alarm US academics

Australia’s new higher education minister is to consider re-imposing a numbers caps on undergraduate admissions amid concerns about quality

The European Union’s next research and innovation funding programme, known as Horizon 2020, looks set to begin on schedule next year

The US Senate has approved an immigration reform bill that could grant students and graduates who were brought into the country illegally as children the right to citizenship.

The number of EU students participating in the Erasmus scheme is set to almost double.

Heather Munroe-Blum outlines her institution’s ‘complex mission’

A landmark case on the use of affirmative action in university admissions has ended up without a clear winner after a ruling by the US Supreme Court.

New report says total debt burden doubled in five years

By Ry Rivard, for Inside Higher Ed

Consultation to consider use of metrics and case studies in research assessment

V-c points to reform’s intellectual and vocational benefits

By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed

Anthropologist gets her hands dirty with Big Apple’s sanitation workers

Western universities scramble to spot fraudulent applications from China’s hypercompetitive students

By Elizabeth Redden, for Inside Higher Ed

Row over use of language in sector a moot point, study finds