International higher education

UNLV is the latest Western university to end its branch campus in Singapore -- at least in its current form.

Eager to increase their international enrollments, colleges create more conditional admission and pathway options for students lacking in English language proficiency. The challenge: uphold minimum standards while expanding access.

New preliminary research suggests that the risk of sexual assault for female undergraduates increases during study abroad.

U. of Queensland graduates its first class from its clinical school in Louisiana as medical education in general grows more international.

The Harpswell Foundation provides housing and leadership training to some of Cambodia’s top female college students.

A former instructor at Southern Utah University's intensive English program raises concerns about the prevalence of plagiarism and low standards for students and instructors.

Facing the problem of fraud, colleges turn to video interviewing services to gain additional information about their Chinese applicants.

Open Doors data show foreign student enrollments are up 5.7 percent and study abroad 1.3 percent. For the first time in more than 10 years, top category of foreign student is undergraduates.

After withdrawing from the Gulf, George Mason plans to branch out once more -- participating in a South Korean university's effort to attract numerous foreign campuses.

American colleges and the State Department jointly set up "American Cultural Centers" at Chinese universities.