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Forbes | November 16, 2017

Fewer than 1% of the 11.2 million U.S. undocumented immigrants have completed any type of college degree in the United States, and only 16% of undocumented college-age young people are enrolled in institutions of higher learning. This is the result of many factors, including restrictive policies in some states and exclusion from all forms of federal financial aid across the country...

nytimes | November 21, 2017

James B. Milliken, the chancellor of the City University of New York, the largest public urban university system in the country, announced Tuesday that he would step down at the end of the academic year....

thepienews | November 16, 2017

A new virtual higher education option designed for Africans within Africa will soon be launched: the Africa Virtual and E-University which will offer studies through the Open Distance and e-Learning model....

theguardian | November 24, 2017

I have been in my post for the best part of a decade now. Despite improving my reputation with papers, books and keynote presentations at major conferences, I have yet to be promoted. Why? Because I don’t put myself forward. This has been a deliberate act because I believe the promotions system in my university – and in many others – to be not fit for purpose....