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The global outlook for international higher education strengthens

The FINANCIAL -- According to new figures released from Higher and higher, HSBC’s latest report in The Value of Education series, globalisation of higher education shows no sign of stalling. The study of over 8,000 parents across 15 countries and territories found that more than two-fifths (42%) would consider sending their child to university abroad, compared to 35% in 2016 – a seven ...

A growing share of Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral

The FINANCIAL -- Most U.S. adults now say it is not necessary to believe in God to be moral and have good values (56%), up from about half (49%) who expressed this view in 2011. This increase ...

Second Thoughts on College Major Linked to Source of Advice

The FINANCIAL -- About three in 10 college attendees (31%) who informally received advice about their major from employers, coworkers or experts in the field say they would choose another area of ...

Smashed Avoca-dough?

The FINANCIAL -- Today’s student shopping basket sees stereotypical products such as beer (-28 per cent) and baked beans (-26 per cent) sharply decline when compared to previous ...

The customer is not always king

The FINANCIAL — Service sector workers are often required to enforce certain rules. Researchers in the "International Journal of Research in Marketing" reported how this affects their relationship ...

Key facts about government-favored religion around the world

The FINANCIAL -- Throughout history, many kingdoms and nations have closely aligned themselves with religion by establishing official, government-endorsed faiths. Today, more than 80 countries either ...

Most Americans – especially Millennials – say libraries can help them find reliable, trustworthy information

The FINANCIAL -- Americans struggle to determine what news and information sources they should trust and how to discern reliable information online. They worry that fake news is sowing confusion ...

Ethiopia is an outlier in the Orthodox Christian world

The FINANCIAL -- Ethiopia has the largest Orthodox Christian population outside Europe, and, by many measures, Orthodox Ethiopians have much higher levels of religious commitment than do Orthodox ...

Less than half say ‘children’ are part of the good life

The FINANCIAL -- When it comes to the factors that make up ‘the good life’, the top three most popular items selected by people internationally are good health, financial security and leisure ...

New foreign student enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities doubled since Great Recession

The FINANCIAL -- Nearly 364,000 foreign students with F-1 visas were newly enrolled at a U.S. college or university in 2016, double the number at the outset of the Great Recession, according to a Pew ...

The top languages the UK needs most post-Brexit

The FINANCIAL -- Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, French, Arabic and German are the languages the UK will need most following Brexit, according to a new report released by the British Council on November ...

Amazon Announces the Best Books of 2017

The FINANCIAL -- On November 8, Amazon.com announced its selections for the Best Books of 2017, naming David Grann’s nonfiction Killers of the Flower Moon: The Osage Murders and the Birth of the ...

Key takeaways about Orthodox Christians

The FINANCIAL -- Orthodoxy is the third-largest branch of Christianity, after Catholicism and Protestantism. Today, there are approximately 260 million Orthodox Christians in the world, according to ...

Speed cameras reduce road accidents and traffic deaths

The FINANCIAL -- Speed cameras have been shown to be effective at reducing the number of accidents and road deaths according to the results of a new study conducted at the London School of Economics ...

44% of Family Caregivers Spend $5,000+ Per Year on Caregiving Expenses

The FINANCIAL -- More than 4 in 10 family caregivers (44%) spend $5,000 or more per year on caregiving expenses, according to a new Caring.com ...

Cashing Out For Happiness

The FINANCIAL -- ANYONE WHO’S INDULGED in retail therapy can affirm that money can’t buy happiness—but according to new research from Harvard Business School, money can make people happier when ...

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The global outlook for international higher education strengthens

A growing share of Americans say it’s not necessary to believe in God to be moral

Second Thoughts on College Major Linked to Source of Advice

Smashed Avoca-dough?

The customer is not always king

Key facts about government-favored religion around the world

Most Americans – especially Millennials – say libraries can help them find reliable, trustworthy information

Ethiopia is an outlier in the Orthodox Christian world

Less than half say ‘children’ are part of the good life

New foreign student enrollment at U.S. colleges and universities doubled since Great Recession

The top languages the UK needs most post-Brexit

Amazon Announces the Best Books of 2017

Key takeaways about Orthodox Christians

Speed cameras reduce road accidents and traffic deaths

44% of Family Caregivers Spend $5,000+ Per Year on Caregiving Expenses

Cashing Out For Happiness

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