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Scottish voters split over free tuition as university financial crisis deepens

The Guardian Higher Education

Poll finds up to 48% of voters believe Scottish students who can afford it should pay, with 29% opposed Scottish voters are divided over Scotlands policy of free tuition for Scottish studentsas the crisis over university finances intensified. A poll commissioned by the Carnegie Trust for the Universities of Scotland found that up to 48% of voters believe Scottish students who can afford it should pay for tuition, with 29% opposed.

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Jewish Faculty and Staff at University of Michigan Urge Action Against Weaponization of Antisemitism

Higher Education Inquirer

In an open letter to University of Michigan President Santa J. Ono, a group of Jewish faculty and staff expressed deep concern over the growing trend of weaponizing antisemitism in American politics, particularly within higher education. The letter, signed by diverse members of the Jewish community at the university, calls for actions to protect academic freedom and prevent discrimination under the guise of combating antisemitism.

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The trouble with T-levels and the academic/vocational divide | Letters

The Guardian Higher Education

John Butcher and Karen Ahmed respond to Susanna Rustins article on the vocational qualification I am grateful to Susanna Rustin for her trenchant analysis of government failure to tackle the post-16 academic/vocational divide ( T-levels are a disaster and young people are suffering because ministers wont admit it, 17 March ). While I agree that there is little evidence that T-levels are signalling the end of the second-class status of vocational education, the problem is only partly the fact th

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A French university is offering ‘scientific asylum’ for US talent. The brain drain has started | Alexander Hurst

The Guardian Higher Education

The Trump administration is cutting funding, while specifically targeting institutions like Columbia. No wonder academics want out In six weeks, the Trump administrations rapid scheduled disassembly of American science has been as sharp and deep as its trashing of the USs alliances and goodwill; Earth science, weather forecasting and early warning systems, medical research (including cancer research ), Nasa.

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