In reading the latest news about Boston University and its decision to diminish and cut several PhD programs in the humanities, I have to wonder about the state of higher education (“BU’s deep cuts ...

Amid ongoing federal budget cuts, many US universities have been forced to scale back or freeze PhD admissions. The impact of these reductions is already being felt by students, early-career ...

An overseas PhD student who calls himself “the most frugal Chinese in Switzerland” has gone viral after revealing that he meets his protein needs by eating cat food. The student survives on meagre ...

The University reaffirmed its plans to limit PhD program budget growth and unrestricted staff expansion at Tuesday’s faculty meeting. These limitations are a part of Brown’s response to its $46 ...

Harvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences doctoral program will continue, but at “significantly reduced levels,” according to a Tuesday letter from its Dean Hopi Hoekstra. “As you may know, a ...