As militants sought to destroy the valuable scholarly manuscripts, Malian researchers and their neighbors spirited them away or hid them in their homes.

From The Chronicle of Higher Education | International:

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From The Chronicle of Higher Education | International:

Read the whole article originally published in: The Chronicle of Higher Education | International.

A visa flap last spring forced the institutes, often based at universities, to find new ways to bring in Chinese-language teachers for U.S. schools.

Colleges had no warning of a U.S. policy change that took effect just as tens of thousands of new students were arriving. Officials scrambled to find fixes.

A top Education Department official says it’s vitally important that more American students have the skills to compete globally.

A top Education Department official says it’s vitally important that more American students have the skills to compete globally.

Peking University’s U.S.-style law program had asked to be considered for accreditation, a request that created bitter divisions in legal-education circles.

The legislation would close a major loophole in the student-visa system that a number of sham universities have exploited.

American institutions support international projects over all, but certain activities have declined since 2006.