US fights to take back the power in the overseas market
Universities use cash, partnerships and recruiters to make up lost ground. Jon Marcus reports
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A Critique of the Cuts
By Scott Jaschik, for Inside Higher Ed
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UKBA reimposes language restrictions on foreign applicants
The UK Border Agency has reintroduced language restrictions on overseas students applying for visas, a move that could have knock-on effects for universities.
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BPP wins university college status as David Willetts acts on pledge to boost private providers
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National strike looms as union says signals on talks with employers are ‘not good’
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Fredrics cleared of harassment charge
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Ant Encounters: Interaction Networks and Colony Behavior
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Allies of the State: China's Private Entrepreneurs and Democratic Change
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The Canon: Education and the Working Class by Brian Jackson and Dennis Marsden
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A tale of two Frances
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A Certain Share of Low Cunning: A History of the Bow Street Runners, 1792-1839
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Milton's Angels: The Early-Modern Imagination
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Fighting for Britain: African Soldiers in the Second World War
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Cheap Meat: Flap Food Nations in the Pacific Islands
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The Possessions of a Cardinal: Politics, Piety, and Art, 1450-1700
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