The Republican Alternative
Republicans introduce a bill that would block the Biden administration from enacting mass debt cancellation and reform some aspects of the federal student loan system. Read more
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The Growth of Part-Time Readers
Institutions with surging applications find that they can't manage them all without help. Some admissions leaders worry about the trend, but most accept it. Read more
Online Leaders: Fully In-person Students Will Be Outliers
Chief online officers believe most students' academic paths will feature prominent online components by 2025, a new survey finds. Other campus leaders see bigger role for in-person learning. Read more
Removing Hurdles for Religious College Athletes
New state laws are ensuring college and school athletes are allowed to wear clothing with religious significance along with their team uniforms. Read more
Company Steps in to Ease Transfer-Credit Friction
Outlier creates a network of institutions to try to fix a broken system of transfer credit. Experts applaud the company's efforts, but its for-profit nature may limit acceptance by some institutions. Read more
Gen Z’s distrust in Higher Ed a ‘red flag’
A new survey report concludes that younger generations are less likely to trust higher education and that college and university administrators will have to work harder to earn their trust. Read more
Big U.S. banks to take on tech rivals with instant payments
Depositors at some of the largest U.S. banks are finally going to get the chance to do something quick and simple: send money to another person's account instantaneously by mobile phone.
How a hacker’s typo helped stop a billion dollar bank heist
A spelling mistake in an online bank transfer instruction helped prevent a nearly $1 billion heist last month involving the Bangladesh central bank and the New York Fed, banking officials said.
Apple fight could escalate with demand for ‘source code’
The latest filing in the legal war between the planet’s most powerful government and its most valuable company gave one indication of how the high-stakes confrontation could escalate even further.
Frigid Pluto is home to more diverse terrain than expected
The most detailed look at Pluto's surface to date has revealed an unexpected range of mountains, glacial flows, smooth plains and other landscapes
