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FL Gov. Scott challenges Florida colleges to offer $10K degrees

GOP Governor Rick Scott has issued a challenge to colleges across Florida to offer 4-year degrees that cost no more than $10K.

In the Media by Can Tran

Report finds free speech in Canadian universities being eroded

Calgary - Canadian universities received a failing grade in the annual Campus Freedom Index by the Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms (JCCF). The report claims that these post-secondary institutions have desecrated free speech.

In the Media by Andrew Moran - 5 comments

Millions protest in Spain over education austerity cuts

Madrid - Most educational institutions, at all levels, closed today as teachers and students took to the streets to protest austerity cuts.

In the Media by Anne Sewell - 7 comments

UK universities told to cut costs

UK universities have been told to cut costs rather than complain over insufficient funds. For universities who think the rise in tuition fees to £9,000 will not be enough, Lib Dem deputy leader Simon Hughes say they should cut wages of highly paid staff

In the Media by Samuel Okocha

Toronto politicians call for apology from Maclean's magazine

Toronto - Speaking at a press conference at City Hall Wednesday, Karen Sun, executive director of Chinese Canadian National Council said Toronto’s reputation will be "tarnished" if city council doesn’t demand an apology from Maclean’s magazine.

In the Media by Chanah Rubenstein - 4 comments

Think tank: Public universities in UK under threat

A religious think tank in the United Kingdom is predicting the end of public universities, after the coalition government voted to allow a huge rise in tuition fees.

In the Media by Andrew John

Universities accused of having list of banned A-level subjects

The UK’s top universities have been accused of having an unpublished list of "banned" A-level subjects, putting students from comprehensives at a disadvantage when applying for places.

In the Media by Lynn Curwin

Post mortem being written for university yearbooks

Falling on hard times and competition from the likes of Facebook, another university yearbook bit the dust. The only thing left is to write the obituaries as one after another can’t compete and succumbs.

In the Media by Sandy Sand

USC, UCLA rivalry taken up a colorful notch

Oh, those kids! Crosstown, uptown, downtown, neighboring city sports rivalry has been a tradition since the beginning of sports competitions, and this year USC students took it up a notch.

In the Media by Sandy Sand - 1 comment

Swine flu infects 2,000 at university, virus on most campuses

With school just 2 weeks into session, WSU reports 2,000 infections of H1N1 swine flu. 55 percent of college campuses are hit with the aggressive bug.

In the Media by Michael Krebs - 2 comments

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England's unfair university admissions system could be scrapped by 2016

All are agreed on one point - England’s university admissions system is unfair. Labour struggled for years to...

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Macedonia's Minister of Education Cleans Academe's Augean Stables

Finally, a true reform: Macedonia's youthful and intrepid Minister of Education is attempting to overhaul the country's...

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