The role of chancellor at the University of Oxford has been around for 800 years. This year, a particularly broad range of people have applied.
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Studying at an English-Speaking University? In Quebec, That May Cost Extra.
Quebec says a new policy to charge some students higher tuition at top universities in Montreal is needed to preserve the province’s French identity.
U.S. Research Aided Chinese Military Technology, House Republicans Say
A congressional report argues that Beijing has exploited ties with American universities to advance technologically, and that further guardrails are needed.
A Long Life, Thanks to Where You Live? Not Likely, Says Ig Nobel Winner.
An Australian researcher found that many areas that supposedly produce lots of centenarians also produce shoddy record-keeping.
What a Professor’s Firing Shows About Sexual Harassment in China
A top Chinese university described the conduct of a professor accused of sexual harassment as a moral failing, language feminists say downplays harm to women.
Bangladesh Deploys Border Force to Try to Quell Student Protests
Across the country, students have taken to the streets over job quotas that they say limit their opportunities.
As War Stretches On, Gaza’s High School Students Put Their Dreams on Hold
Eight months of war have devastated Gaza’s education system, with schools turned into shelters and major rebuilding needed to make them functional again. Tens of thousands of students are missing their final exams.
Belgian Campus Protests Over War in Gaza Take Different Tone
Pro-Palestinian student activists at one Belgian university have borrowed from the U.S. playbook of encampments and slogans. The results, however, have been starkly different.
A Palestinian Professor Spoke Out Against the Gaza War. Israel Detained Her.
The investigation of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian of Hebrew University has prompted a debate inside Israel about the repression of free speech and academic freedoms since the war began.
A Palestinian Professor Spoke Out Against the Gaza War. Israel Detained Her.
The investigation of Prof. Nadera Shalhoub-Kevorkian of Hebrew University has prompted a debate inside Israel about the repression of free speech and academic freedoms since the war began.