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http://www.theantdaily.com/news/2013/11/23/public-universities-keeping-their-distance-industry-players “They [universities] are therefore insulating themselves from industry needs. How would they be able to carry out commercialisation successfully

http://www.thestar.com.my/Opinion/Columnists/Reflecting-On-The-Law/Profile/Articles/2013/11/14/Higher-education-in-flux.aspx “The primary aim of universities today is to build careers and not characters. Education today is for earning, not

http://www.nature.com/news/specials/impact/index.html?WT.ec_id=NATURE-20131017 Research is no more just about writing papers and getting citations.

While older faculty say they’re financially prepared for retirement, few have planned for it in detail, according to data released

http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/09/25/are-colleges-being-too-quick-suspend-professors “When a professor is suspended for expressing controversial ideas, it violates the rights of students to hear those ideas,

http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Education/2013/09/15/Poser-over-results-and-rankings.aspx The results of the World University Rankings are in, but can the respondents’ lack of familiarity to the Asia-Pacific

http://www.nature.com/news/scientist-cleared-of-libel-in-taiwan-court-1.13685?WT.ec_id=NEWS-20130910 A Taiwanese environmental engineer sued for suggesting a link between a petrochemical company’s emissions and cancer rates was today