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Can a $49 English Test Pass Muster?

Can a $49, AI-enabled, take-anywhere English skills test -- created by the developer of a free smartphone language app -- disrupt the crowded world of higher ed language assessment?

Not Feeling Safe in China

American academic leaves China after losing his post, saying that “China has reached a point where I do not feel safe being a professor and discussing even the economy, business and financial markets.”

China on the Rise

U.S. may be overtaken on research impact by mid-2020s, study finds.

Fighting Sexism in Latin American Academe

Leader of a university in Ecuador -- first woman to hold the post there -- discusses the culture she is trying to change.

Closures of China-Foreign Programs

China's Ministry of Education approves the termination of more than 200 Chinese-foreign partnerships. An expert says it's a cumulative list of all terminations since 2006.

Vision or Mirage in Saudi Arabia?

Country makes large investments in universities, but experts say cultural issues could limit progress.

Can France Create Its Own MIT?

Plan calls for institution to have greater autonomy on salaries and staffing than is the norm in the country.

Supreme Court Upholds Trump's Travel Ban

In case closely watched by higher education, justices find that Trump was within his authority in restricting entry to the U.S. for nationals from a group of mostly Muslim-majority countries.