Germany: Homeless Students

Published on Nov 29, 2012 by deutschewelleenglish
Affordable housing is becoming increasingly hard to find in Germany’s big cities. The main reason is the euro crisis; those who can afford it are buying – because property is seen as a safe investment. Big cities like Hamburg have a shortage of affordable housing. Students and trainees are hardest hit, as are low-income families. Many of those affected have no choice but to stay with their relatives, and/or are forced to commute long distances. The authorities have pledged to invest in new building projects – but finding vacant plots of land in cities isn’t always easy

Pepper-sprayed UC Davis students awarded $1 million

Published on Sep 27, 2012 by RTAmerica
The University of California at Davis has reached a financial agreement with the protesters who were pepper-sprayed during a campus protest last November. Images of a police officer discharging military-grade pepper-spray in the faces of non-violent protesters became a rallying point for the Occupy Wall Street movement and the policeman apparently is not going to be charged. RT’s Liz Wahl brings an update on the story.

Digital Revolution Shakes Colleges

Published on May 31, 2012 by VOAvideo

Advancing digital technology is bringing major changes to higher education, after upending journalism, the music business, manufacturing and many other industries. In a few cases, this digital revolution means tens of thousands of students can sign up for one class taught by top professors. Experts tell VOA’s Jim Randle, the pace of change in higher education is getting faster, and will affect teaching, student evaluation, and access to knowledge.

Mini Med School Draws Curious Ordinary People

Opens with a somewhat graphic view of a human cadaver.

Oct 24, 2011

Becoming a doctor takes many years of training at a medical school and tens of thousands of dollars in tuition. But anyone can get a taste of medical training, from real medical school professors, in just two months, for free, at a mini medical school in Denver.

US Trying to Stop ‘Reverse Brain Drain’

Oct 14, 2011

The US Congress is debating how to overhaul the nation’s immigration system in an effort to get foreign nationals who earn advanced degrees at American universities to stay and work in the country to help the U.S. stay globally competitive.

Prisoners to receive higher education

Home Affairs Permanent Secretary Dr. Ludeki Chweya launched the Prison Higher Education Centre in a bid to open up more education channels to the inmates. This is part of an on going programme to facilitate higher learning in prisons countrywide. The process is to ensure that Prisons are rehabilitation centers rather than limiting them to punish offenders.

Vending Machine Dispenses ‘Morning-After’ Pill

Students at Shippensburg University in Pennsylvania can get the “morning-after” pill by putting $25 into a vending machine. The pill’s availability in a vending machine appears to be rare, if not unprecedented. (Feb. 7, 2012)

Jay-Z Subject of Georgetown University Course

Author and educator Michael Eric Dyson is decoding the rhymes of rapper Jay-Z to teach students at Georgetown University about race, gender and poverty. But critics argue lyrics about swag and hustle have no place in higher education. (Dec. 2, 2011)

A university for undocumented students in Georgia

Some subjects ‘not best’ for students

Schools Minister Nick Gibb backs David Willets calls to give preference to students who take ‘traditional subjects’.

Young Workers in US Face Dire Labor Market

The labor market in the United States is starting to show signs of recovery, but for many young workers the recovery is not happening fast enough. Although the national unemployment rate is now the lowest it has been in two years, one study suggests the job prospects for 16 to 24-year-olds remains grim.

Is the SAT biased?

Chinese StudentsTurn to Anti-Censorship Software

For college students, getting information is an important part of life. In China, students are turning to anti-censorship software to find information they’re usually not able to access under the Chinese regime’s censorship system.

College education is a time for learning. But in China, most students are restricted in what they’re allowed to know under the Chinese regime’s censorship system. For example, the 1989 crackdown on student pro-democracy demonstrations in Tiananmen Square has been left out of Chinese history books and any references to it has been censored on the internet.

Yale’s ‘hostile sexual environment’

Chinese students head to the US