Dept of Ed staff recommend terminating DeVos-backed college accreditor
Staffers at the Department of Education recommended that the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools no longer receive federal recognition.
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Universities still silent on if they would host Trump’s presidential library
A number of universities that could potentially host President Trump’s presidential library were silent when asked by The College Fix if they would host it.
MPs call for student Covid disruption funding in England to be doubled
Cross-party group says potential £700m fund is needed to help students experiencing hardship
Joe Biden’s tech – what can the president use?
You might think the world's most powerful man would have access to any gadget he chooses - but when it comes consumer tech, Joe Biden may be sorely disappointed.
Parents, Loans and Fairness
The rising cost of college has led to an increase in parents taking out student loans for their children. Should these loans be canceled?
How 3 colleges are preparing for a ‘demographic pothole’
High school graduates expected to peak at 4 million in 2025 before hitting a 'demographic pothole'
Colleges closed many campus services during pandemic…but still charged students for them
Lawsuits across the country have been filed against colleges for charging students fees for services that were cut off during the pandemic.
UCLA faculty collective demands campus policing be defunded, abolished
An effort underway at UCLA led by a faculty coalition is calling for administrators to defund and abolish police activity on campus.
Record one in three UK students gain first-class degree in 2020
High of 35% comes after universities adopt ‘no detriment’ approach to results during Covid pandemic
Did a Journal Editor Publish Someone Else’s Work as His Own?
Springer is investigating allegations of “middle school” plagiarism against an editor of one of its journals. In a strange tale, the editor is accused of working with a pair of researchers who eventually pulled their paper from consideration -- and then publishing much of that paper later, naming himself and a retired judge from Arizona with no academic publication record as the sole co-author.
