Boston University bucks higher ed woes with 30% application boom

Nearly 81,000 students applied to the school for the Fall 2022 first-year cohort, marking a 30% increase from 2019 before the pandemic upended college campuses. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 20, 2023 | Education | 0 responses

Americans want to protect Father’s Day from gender ideology

Springfield College in Massachusetts recently released a language guide aimed at replacing gender-specific terms like “father” and “mother” with more gender-neutral language like “parent” on its campus. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 16, 2023 | Education | 0 responses

Germany’s largest university buys UK college and degree powers

AI teaching leader’ IU, majority owned by private equity firm, adds Canadian university to portfolio alongside London banking education provider Read more

First published by Kevin | June 16, 2023 | Education | 0 responses

American flag causes ‘anxiety’ for Marquette professor

A Marquette University professor says he gets “anxious” when he sees an American flag. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 16, 2023 | Education | 0 responses

AI to stop water pollution before it happens

Artificial intelligence will be used in south-west England to predict pollution before it happens and help prevent it. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 16, 2023 | Environment | 0 responses

Sanders introduces bill to make community college free by taxing wall street

The College for All Act of 2023 would massively change the higher education landscape in the U.S., taking a step toward Sanders’s long-standing goal of making public college free for all. It would make community college and public vocational schools tuition-free for all students, while making any public college and university free for students from single-parent households making less than $125,000 or couples making less than $250,000 — or, the vast majority of families in the U.S. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 16, 2023 | Education | 0 responses

Springfield College tells students to avoid using terms ‘mother’ and ‘father’

Springfield College in Massachusetts offers pronoun guidelines that discourage students from using the words “mother,” “father,” and other “gender specific” terms. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 15, 2023 | Education | 0 responses

Glum Chinese graduates go viral with pictures of misery amid jobs anxiety

As millions of young people in China graduate from university this month, the traditional pictures of joyful students throwing their hats and gowns into the air have been replaced by photos of them lying on the ground or throwing their degree certificates into the bin. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 15, 2023 | Education | 0 responses

Drexel and Salus Universities have decided to proceed with a merger

The presidents of Drexel and Salus Universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 15, 2023 | Education | 0 responses

Gov. Abbott signs Texas law banning biological men from female collegiate sports

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott on Thursday signed into law legislation that prohibits biological men from competing in women’s collegiate sports. Read more

First published by Kevin | June 15, 2023 | University sport | 0 responses