Inflation Hits Americans’ July 4 Celebrations
Americans planning to celebrate the Fourth of July this holiday weekend should prepare to pay more for their cookouts. Read more
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‘It will always have value’: readers on whether English lit is worthwhile
News that Sheffield Hallam University is to scrap its standalone English literature degree from next year triggered an outcry this week, after the government’s decision to end funding for degrees where less than 40% of graduates find “highly skilled” employment within six months. Read more
Meet the ballsy art professor students tried — and failed — to cancel
Students had accused art professor of repeated microaggressions, showing students controversial cartoons Read more
USC, UCLA Will Move to the Big Ten
Sports powers will abandon longtime West Coast home, the latest move in a conference reshuffling that has prioritized dollars over tradition and geography. Read more
Gettysburg Address, Abraham Lincoln bust removed from Cornell library after ‘complaint’: professor
A bust of President Abraham Lincoln and a plaque of the Gettysburg Address have been removed from a Cornell University library. Read more
Columbia embroiled in controversy over alleged fraud in foreign students program
Yocasta Brens, former Director of the Office of International Students and Scholars at Columbia’s Teachers College, recently filed a lawsuit against the university for the alleged fraud. Read more
The new task force idea from one big university that could be pivotal in 2022-23
A group of leaders at the University of Michigan is working to mitigate the fallout from the reversal of Roe v Wade. Read more
Business degree not necessary for success, entrepreneur says
A business degree is not necessary to run a successful company, a coffee entrepreneur recently told The College Fix. Read more
Nearly a quarter of Earth’s seafloor now mapped
Slowly but surely the proportion of the global ocean floor that's been properly mapped is rising. Read more
What Biden’s Title IX Rules Mean for Due Process
Critics of newly proposed Title IX regulations fear that the Biden administration is stripping away due process; others believe the Department of Education is striking an appropriate balance. Read more
