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Town vs gown and car vs bike: row erupts over Cambridge congestion plan

The Guardian - Higher Education

Residents rally over scheme they believe will benefit only bicycling students and dons In 1381, a mob sacked university buildings and burned books in the town square, shouting: “Away with the learning of clerks!” More recently, battle lines have been drawn over plans to build homes on green belt land and attempts to ban wild swimming in the river Cam.

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University of Hartford men's basketball coach announces resignation - Scott Roberts, Fox 61

Economics and Change in Higher Education

The University of Hartford men's basketball coach, John Gallagher, has announced his resignation from the program, amid the university's ongoing transition from Division I to Division III athletics. According to the Hartford Courant, Gallagher wrote in his resignation letter that budget cuts from the school's decision to transition to Division III athletics and safety concerns were the reasons for his decision.

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2U leans into ‘free-to-degree’ pipeline - Lindsay McKenzie, EdScoop

Economics and Change in Higher Education

After a summer of layoffs and budget cuts, the online learning company 2U shared a more upbeat outlook in its third quarter earnings call on Monday. A year after its acquisition of the online learning platform edX last year, 2U is starting to see benefits, including a greater number of learners moving from edX’s free online courses to 2U’s paid online degrees and alternative credentials, said Chip Paucek, the company’s CEO.

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