Students ask University of Tennessee, Knoxville to denounce political interference in higher education

Students of the University of Costa Rica (UCR) who hold the building of the Federation of Students of the University of Costa Rica (FEUCR), ask that the rector of that university separate himself from his position while the investigations against him are progressing. Among them, a judicial file for alleged failure to comply with duties.“The permanence of the rector Carlos Araya in his post, despite the fact that he is currently under investigati…

Students ask University of Tennessee, Knoxville to denounce political interference in higher education

A University of Tennessee student is asking her school to sign a national letter denouncing political interference in higher education. Jenna Ciesla started a petition on change.org calling on University of Tennessee, Knoxville leadership to join the chorus of university leaders who have signed on to a letter from the American Association of Colleges and Universities. The letter, published on April 22, states that colleges and universities shoul…

This column was written by guest columnist María Francisca Cepeda.Recently, the Ministry of National Education announced a call to finance projects to improve student retention in 67 public higher education institutions.Public universities will be able to submit proposals to encourage school retention in four areas: welfare and mental health, discrimination, gender- and diversity-based violence, academic leveling and student accompaniment, and i…

In its latest research, the Faktum project examines the state of American higher education.