Persistent absence from school caused by Covid and mental illness is hampering efforts by pupils to catch up on lost learning, according to a report by Ofsted. Read more

Social media platform Reddit has announced that it has started the process to sell its shares on the stock market. Read more

Charles Lieber, former chair of Harvard’s Department of Chemistry and Chemical Biology, is accused of lying to the federal government. Read more

The Ohio State University will accept 125 students for the Fall 2022 semester as part of a pilot of its new “debt-free” degree program. Read more

Georgetown, New York and Princeton Universities on Wednesday all announced changes in their plans for the close of the semester due to surges of COVID-19 infections on their campuses. Read more

In September, Coastal Carolina University theatre professor Steven Earnest was barred from the classroom after he questioned reactions to a perceived racial bias incident that proved baseless. Read more

Last year, the University of Virginia published a 10-year strategic plan. The first goal is to “[r]ecruit and support exceptionally talented, diverse, and service-oriented students…who have the potential to live lives of purpose, impact, and service.” Read more

MPs investigate role of journal publication in the early stages of the pandemic Read more

Google has reportedly told employees that those who fail to comply with company vaccine policies will ultimately lose their jobs. Read more

Professors seek a united faculty voice against legislative incursions into the curriculum with respect to the teaching of race. Read more