A new study by a University of Illinois employment law expert determined that the First Amendment often fails to protect the most controversial ideas expressed by faculty in higher education.
Social Sciences
May 9, 2016
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AS the sole UK academic presenting a paper at a large-scale conference in the USA, the University of Huddersfield's Professor Jill Johnes introduced her audience to some new concepts in education finance. She also returned ...
Economics & Business
Apr 22, 2016
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The research, published in the journal Industry and Innovation, calls into question increasing pressure on universities to act as drivers of economic growth, and suggests that policy-makers focus on more vocational FE colleges ...
Economics & Business
Mar 29, 2016
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Innovative entrepreneurial intentions—or the aim to create new products and bring them to market, rather than replicating existing products—are boosted by college experiences, according to research by NYU's Steinhardt ...
Social Sciences
Mar 18, 2016
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In spite of the overwhelming evidence of a skills deficit, a depressed middle class and growing inequality, the state of Illinois continues to underinvest in public higher education. But considering higher education funding ...
Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2016
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A new study that examines labour market outcomes of more than 10,700 disadvantaged Australian university graduates has found graduates from low socio-economic backgrounds and regional and remote areas have employment outcomes ...
Social Sciences
Mar 9, 2016
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Researchers from Louisiana Tech University have published a study on the prevalence and impacts of "serial inventors" - scientist and engineers within university research communities who are particularly inventive and produce ...
Economics & Business
Feb 17, 2016
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The 2015 edition of the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education is now available. Produced by an Indiana University research center, it is the most comprehensive review of institutional diversity at more ...
Social Sciences
Feb 2, 2016
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Students who transfer from a community college to an engineering program at a four-year university often do so because they are motivated to solve problems and understand how things work.
Social Sciences
Dec 15, 2015
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The University of Lincoln, UK, will lead a major new study exploring how extra-curricular activities can contribute to students' academic success and employability skills.
Social Sciences
Nov 24, 2015
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