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Weekend Reading: What to do about university funding?

HEPI

If it were commercial and regulated as a financial service, then, for example, the ‘know your customer’ regulations would require assessment of individual creditworthiness and make it difficult to offer loans to students unlikely to pay back. That creates a real incentive to study abroad. Is 9 per cent the right rate?

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Pro-democracy Chinese student “stalked” in US

The PIE News

Xiaolei Wu, 25, reportedly told the victim that he would “chop your bastard hands off”, among other threatening messages sent via WeChat, email and Instagram. Freedom of speech is a constitutional right here in the US and we will protect and defend it at all costs.”.

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Does the government have any legal basis for asserting a duty of care to students in higher education under Common Law?

HEPI

The judgment also flagged up potential vulnerability issues in relation to international students as recruitment processes frequently persuade ‘parents that their children would be “ safe and looked after ”, especially as some would never have travelled abroad before’ (Paragraph 72). Nothing more, nothing less.

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The Louisiana cyberattacks that weren't—or maybe were?

Inside Higher Ed

Defenders always have to be right. Attackers have to be right only once.” “Standing up your own security team can be incredibly expensive,” Rushmer said, adding that some level of outsourcing is common. Students also turn over regularly due to admissions, study abroad programs and graduations.

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The Ohio education bill that stands against diversity training—and China

University Business

“I believe these are inherently the right things to do for enhancing the credibility of higher education and the effectiveness of higher education.” This extends to school funding and study abroad initiatives. Jerry Cirino, R-Kirtland, according to The Colombus Dispatch.