Doubts about demand for lifelong learning as Labour forges ahead
Skills minister urges universities to ‘rethink education’ ahead of roll out of LLE, but plan for more modular learning still being ‘ignored’ by parts of the sector Read more
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Connecticut university hosts ‘climate change’ art exhibit with ‘lament’ for melting ice
Central Connecticut State University recently hosted a “climate change” art display, funded by a federal grant, that included a musical “lament” for melting ice in the Arctic. Read more
U.S. colleges warn international students not to travel overseas this summer
Universities are continuing to warn international students about traveling abroad this summer as the Trump administration said Friday it would restore legal status to those who’d had it revoked. Read more
House Bill Calls for Risk-Sharing, Sweeping Changes to Student Loan Program
The proposal is part of Republicans’ broader plan to pay for Trump’s tax cuts and other priorities. Read more
ChatGPT AI bot adds shopping to its powers
Overwhelmed by online shopping? Maybe a robot can help. Read more
‘It’s Punishment for the Sake of Punishment’
Under Trump, higher education confronts a new legal landscape. Readv more
Student loans for franchised degrees worth nearly £2 billion
Unregistered providers account for more than half of franchised tuition fee money claimed in past three years, new figures show Read more
Gen Z workers increasingly opt out of college and into the trades: ‘There are about 2 million fewer students,’ says expert
As members of Gen Z continue to graduate high school and enter adulthood, many elect to forgo traditional college degrees. Read more
Law Students track Firms that have ‘caved’ and ‘stood up’ to Trump
A group of law students from Georgetown University is indexing law firms’ responses to President Donald Trump’s orders to sanction legal practitioners he’s accused of engaging “in frivolous, unreasonable, and vexatious litigation.” Read more
Ohio faculty union advances ballot referendum to restore DEI in higher ed
Faculty affiliated with the Ohio Education Association at Youngstown State University are leading a referendum campaign to repeal Senate Bill 1, a new law that bans public university diversity, equity, and inclusion programming and outlaws faculty strikes. Read more
