If you’re wondering how sever the austerity measures prompting the UK tuition hike are, consider this analysis by the University and College Union, Britain’s main faculty union:
More than one-third of universities in England are “at risk” of being closed as a result of cuts in government financing.
Of course, the report isn’t without its critics. Read the short Chronicle of Higher Education article here.
Alex Friedrich reports on higher education issues for MPR News. Among the stories he has covered: the fall of the Berlin Wall, aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, collapse of the I-35W bridge in Minneapolis, 2003 Moscow suicide bombing and 2004 presidential elections in the Republic of Georgia. He holds a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Georgia and a master’s in European political economy from the London School of Economics.
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