Prospective international students make new plans for where to study
A third of prospective international students expressed intentions of changing their enrolment plans due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a recent study.
Students about...
Students’ absence has US college town businesses suffering
When students were evacuated from US campuses in March 2020, the effects on students, educators and the universities themselves were well documented - but...
Report finds COVID-19 compounds UK and US student food insecurity
A new report has investigated concerns around student food insecurity in the UK and US, finding that 41% were worried about their food running...
Low-income US students struggle with coronavirus campus closures
In the US, colleges across the country
have cancelled in-person classes and have told students to leave campus
premises, leaving many low-income students with the financial...
Blind US students struggle with inaccessible digital course tools
In the
rising age of technology, digital courseware materials are popular choices when
it comes to learning at university. The interactive videos, simulations and
built-in video assignments...
Fake uni sting in US sees 90 foreign students arrested
Approximately 90 students have been arrested after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) set up a fake Detroit university that enticed predominantly Indian students...
Food insecurity at US colleges: how your institution can combat it
We’re all familiar with the narrative of college students subsisting
on black coffee and ramen noodles; it’s seen as a rite of passage, a punchline
to...
Attempts made to suppress student vote in America
In the 2018 US midterm elections, a 40.3% turnout of 10 million students cast their ballots and helped the Democratic Party to take control...
US colleges to better highlight funds for students with children
A report from the U.S Government Accountability Office (GAO) has found that 1 in 5 students are juggling parenthood with college tuition. Federal funds...
Gun culture and US colleges: a turbulent relationship
It’s April 30th, 2019. The last day of the semester at the University of North Carolina, Charlotte. A gunman walks into a classroom and...