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Web Site Seeks to Deter Corruption at Ugandan Universities

Almost 700 Arrested in Tuition Protests in Canada

Chinese Diplomats Urge Resolution to Visa Issue Involving Confucius Institute Teachers

WorldWise

The Future of Undergraduate Teaching

As elite universities seek to develop online courses, the world may see a virtual ‘land grab’ in higher education, says Nigel Thrift.

Confucius Institutes Need Middle Way

The Chinese educational centers have been beneficial to both colleges and schools — and visa issues should not be allowed to impede their work, says Susan Carvalho.

Diplomacy and Education – Universities as Pawns in a Larger Game

Recent flaps between America and China raise questions about the role higher education plays in international relations, say Kevin Kinser and Jason Lane.

Planet Academe

American Academics Need Cultural Humility

At the edges of international higher-education conferences and branch campuses, Americans sometimes run into something that many of them don’t expect—resentment.

How Universities Can Shape Global Identities

Institutions seeking international influence must integrate reputation management into their academic ambitions.

News

Northern Arizona U. Overhauls Curriculum to Focus on 'Global Competence'

By Ian Wilhelm

An ambitious effort to include global learning across the curriculum puts the university in the vanguard of a new movement.
U.S. Hopes to 'Fix' Visa Problem Without Forcing Chinese Teachers to Leave

By Karin Fischer

The State Department eases its earlier stance and says will investigate a "mess-up" involving some 600 teachers affiliated with university-based Confucius Institutes.
State Department Directive Could Disrupt Confucius Institutes on Campuses

By Karin Fischer

A memo warns that many teachers at the centers, which are a key piece of China's diplomatic outreach, are violating their visas and must leave next month.
Russia's University Mergers Pit the Old School Against the New

By Anna Nemtsova

Bringing together Soviet-style instructors and Western-influenced researchers has led to impasse, not improvement.
Educators Debate Rankings' Negative Effects on Latin American Universities

By Steven Ambrus

Elite research institutions in the English-speaking world dominate international lists. Universities with different strengths lose out in decisions based on those lists.
U.S. May Require College Language Programs to Get Special Accreditation

By Karin Fischer

A Homeland Security agency has told university-run language programs they must show evidence of separate accreditation or risk losing eligibility to enroll foreign students.
For Universities Looking Abroad, Brazil Promises Opportunity and Challenge

By Andrew Downie

Drawn by the country's prosperity and commitment to higher education, British and American institutions are looking south. But partnerships aren't always easy to form.
Europe's Austerity Measures Take Toll on Academe

By Aisha Labi

Professors, postdocs, lecturers, researchers, and students are all feeling the effects of drastic measures from Portugal to Britain.
- In London, a Working-Class University Wrestles With Change
- Italy's Dysfunctional System Sinks Into Deeper Decay
What's in a Name? For Yale in Singapore, a Whole Lot

By Karin Fischer

Complaints about the partnership are varied, but much of the discussion comes down to what exactly it means to put the esteemed university's name on a new college.