College progressive thinks ‘women-identified’ student center is ‘great step forward in being more inclusive’
California State University Fullerton (CSUF) recently debuted a "reimagined" space for "women-identified students." Read more
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Behaviour adviser urges English schools to crack down on pupils’ vaping
The government’s school behaviour adviser has called on headteachers to crack down on vaping among pupils, calling it “a huge health hazard” and an “enormous distraction”, amid reports that more children are using the devices, including some of primary age. Read more
Why Would-Be Students Aren’t Choosing College
A new study suggests that students choose to stop out of college and others choose not to enroll in the first place because of a range of “psychographics,” or psychological factors, including doubts about the financial returns of a college education and an awareness of other career training options outside traditional degree programs. Read more
Cornell to reinstall Lincoln bust, will place it in ‘the heart of our Ithaca campus’
A bust of President Abraham Lincoln that was quietly removed from a Cornell University library during the summer of 2021 after a concern was lodged will once again grace the halls of a library at the Ivy League school. Read more
Google to close Stadia cloud service and refund gamers
Google has announced plans to shut down its Stadia cloud gaming service and refund players. Read more
Why we’re still fascinated by college rankings
Almost 40 years ago, U.S. News & World Report asked more than 1,300 college presidents to rate their peer institutions and published the results in its inaugural “Best Colleges” rankings. Read more
Right-leaning Princeton freshmen find community despite being in minority
More than 70 percent of current freshmen surveyed expressed ‘unfavorable’ views of cancel culture Read more
Chinese graduates lose taste for entrepreneurship
University leavers becoming ‘more rational’ as country’s economy cools Read more
Fossil fuel recruiters banned from UK university careers service
Fossil fuel companies have been banned from recruiting students through a university careers service for the first time. The new policy from Birkbeck, University of London, states its careers service “will not hold relationships of any kind with oil, gas or mining companies”. Read more
Publisher blocks access to ebooks, scrambling Fall courses
Wiley withdraws more than 1,300 titles from a large multidisciplinary ebook collection for libraries as fall classes begin, hindering students’ access to affordable learning materials. Read more
