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Major Changes to Student Visa Rules Proposed
Trump administration proposes revamping visas so students would have to apply for an extension after fixed terms of no more than four years. Some students would have to reapply after two years, depending on their country of origin.
Oxford Experiments With Affirmative Action in Ph.D. Admissions
University will examine socioeconomic background of applicants -- and won't see names and genders.
Opinion
To Use or Not to Use Virtual Private Networks
Requiring your students in China to stay connected to your classes through them is unethical, argues Bob Eckhart, who suggests some ways to avoid it.
Dutch Education Minister Wants Academics to Have Weekends
She says academics lack the downtime that they need and wants to shift the way universities are supported.
President of European Research Council ‘Furious’
He sees funding failing to meet Europe's ambitions for science.
Failure to Communicate
Professor suspended for saying a Chinese word that sounds like a racial slur in English.
Thai Protests Raise Academic Freedom Issues
Students and some faculty members are demanding broad reforms.