http://unews.ca/University News from from Canada, the U.S. and the world. Edited by journalism students at the University of King's College School of Journalism in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canadaen-us http://unews.ca/images/core/banner_rss.gif http://unews.ca/Fri, 10 Feb 2012 18:00:00 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/tuition-hikes-especially-hard-on-females-institute/The Simone de Beauvoir Institute of Concordia University says Quebec’s decision to raise tuition for undergraduates by $1,625 over the next five years will adversely affect women. Statistics show women continue to earn 71 cents for every dollar a man earns, and thus may be more affected by rising tuition. Advocates of the tuition hike say because those earning degrees will have higher wage employment, students should be paying higher financial costs.CanadaFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:00:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/tuition-hikes-especially-hard-on-females-institute/http://unews.ca/digest/item/Court-upholds-universitys-dismissal-of-admin-over-anti-gay-column/A U.S. federal judge ruled this week that the University of Toledo was within its rights when it fired its head human resources administrator in 2008 after she wrote a newspaper column saying gay people do not need the protection of civil rights laws. In his ruling David A. Katz said the nature of Crystal Dixon’s job meant that she was not protected by the First Amendment protections for expressing her views in a public forum. U.S.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:02:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/Court-upholds-universitys-dismissal-of-admin-over-anti-gay-column/http://unews.ca/digest/item/U-of-texas-adopts-rules-for-post-tenure-reviews/The board of regents at the University of Texas has adopted tougher rules for post-tenure reviews of faculty members in the university system. According to the new rule announced Thursday, tenured faculty members will receive annual reviews as the basis for salary changes. They will also receive comprehensive reviews at least once every six years.U.S.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:03:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/U-of-texas-adopts-rules-for-post-tenure-reviews/http://unews.ca/digest/item/much-debate-but-no-decision-on-Kean-u-president/A New Jersey university held a meeting Thursday to debate the accuracy of its president’s numerous resumes, which show papers that were never published. No decision was made after the speeches at Kean University. Its president, Dawood Y. Farahi, has for years been clashing with faculty leaders, but has up until now continued to enjoy strong support from the university’s board. U.S.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:04:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/much-debate-but-no-decision-on-Kean-u-president/http://unews.ca/digest/item/education-gap-between-rich-and-poor-growing/Several recent studies suggest that education gaps between rich and poor students are growing, from elementary school through college. The studies also show that race-based gaps are narrowing. “We have moved from a society in the 1950s and 1960s, in which race was more consequential than family income, to one today in which family income appears more determinative of educational success than race,” said Stanford University sociologist Sean F. Reardon.U.S.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:06:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/education-gap-between-rich-and-poor-growing/http://unews.ca/digest/item/Pell-Grants-helping-rural-Kansas-students-/A case study shows U.S. federal grants to community colleges in Kansas State have had a positive impact, leading to more students attending college, especially in the state’s rural areas. The study, which the University of Alabama Education Policy Centre released yesterday, found that the Pell Grants funds that were distributed to Kansas students almost doubled between 2008 and 2010. The director of the policy centre said the study “explodes the myth” that Pell Grants help mainly urban students.U.S.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:07:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/Pell-Grants-helping-rural-Kansas-students-/http://unews.ca/digest/item/tensions-over-direction-of-Yale-business-school/Some Yale University School of Management alumni say they fear the school is abandoning its standout qualities as the Yale competes with other top business schools. The management school has historically focused more on preparing leaders for nonprofit organizations or the government world than other leading business schools have. Yale only began offering an MBA in 1999. Currently, Yale still ranks well below other top business schools.U.S.Fri, 10 Feb 2012 14:08:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/tensions-over-direction-of-Yale-business-school/http://unews.ca/digest/item/U.K.-study-1-in-4-adults-cant-do-math/English students are failing in math education at the high-school level and it’s hurting universities. A study by the Royal Society of Arts states one in four adults cannot do basic calculations and “the current system puts many students off math for life,” according to the report’s author. Universities have to compensate by minimizing math content in science, medicine and psychology courses. Only 15 per cent of English students continue into math after the age of 16.WorldFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:11:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/U.K.-study-1-in-4-adults-cant-do-math/http://unews.ca/digest/item/Student-visa-process-in-australia-easier-for-international-students/International students coming to Australia will have fewer immigration problems thanks to a new student visa process. Universities Australia has recommended to its members that they sign up for the new process. Schools will have more regulatory responsibility under the new system, but they will have to ensure students meet English standards and have financial resources. They will be monitored by the Department of Immigration and Citizenship.WorldFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:12:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/Student-visa-process-in-australia-easier-for-international-students/http://unews.ca/digest/item/British-Council-slams-student-visa-policy/The British government’s decision to toughen student visa guidelines could wreck higher education in the United Kingdom, says the director of the British Council. The organization, which promotes British education overseas, says the new rules will put Britain’s schools behind competitors in Canada, the U.S. and Australia. Britain’s new rules make it difficult for international students to work in Britain after graduation. The aim of the policy was to create more jobs for young Britons, but the British Council says it might threaten the economy long-term.WorldFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:13:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/British-Council-slams-student-visa-policy/http://unews.ca/digest/item/Political-education-feud-grows-in-Britain/Two sides of Britain’s education debate are digging in over the case of Les Ebdon, the candidate for director of the Office for Fair Access. MPs on a committee rejected Ebdon’s appointment yesterday, however the secretary of the Business, Innovation and Skills department and the universities minister have announced they are standing by his appointment. Ebdon, the vice-chancellor of the University of Bedfordshire, has spoken out on poor access to higher education and had threatened to fine schools that failed access standards.WorldFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:15:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/Political-education-feud-grows-in-Britain/http://unews.ca/digest/item/U.K.-teachers-to-be-trained-in-schools-not-universities/Funding for university courses in education in the United Kingdom could be cut in 2013 because fewer secondary teachers are needed. There are 300 secondary school courses that have 10 or fewer students. That may lead to school mergers or closures. The Universities Council for the Education of Teachers has expressed concern with the loss of facilities and expertise this could cause.WorldFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:16:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/U.K.-teachers-to-be-trained-in-schools-not-universities/http://unews.ca/digest/item/Tough-end-for-troubled-Australian-sport-college/The end has come for the Vocational Training Group in Melbourne. It has finally had its registration withdrawn by the state government. An investigation found that the school had no "viable financial model." The school was involved in a kickback scheme last year that lured students with financial handouts, quick courses and iPads. The scheme would have earned the school and local clubs thousands of dollars, until activists and media found out.WorldFri, 10 Feb 2012 14:17:38 -0400http://unews.ca/digest/item/Tough-end-for-troubled-Australian-sport-college/