The 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) is the survey’s first iteration to ask students about food insecurity and homelessness, and it may have unearthed a different kind of pandemic students have long been struggling with in pursuit of postsecondary education. Read more

The exams pass rate in Scotland has fallen for the second successive year after the grading system became stricter after the Covid pandemic. Read more

Zoom has updated its terms of service after a backlash over fears that it trained its artificial intelligence (AI) models on customer calls. Read more

The university ended a requirement that all students sign faith statements. Other Christian campuses are also taking measures to broaden their reach. Read more

The China Writers Association has been promoting literature works that feature depictions of grassroots life, the achievements of poverty alleviation and prospects of rural vitalization. Read more

President believes that Waseda has already reformed in key ways, helping make its case for support under the country’s excellence initiative Read more

A Texas public university has announced its diversity, equity and inclusion office will be closed in response to the new state law banning DEI offices. Read more

Report says current rules set inconsistent and sometimes inadequate expectations regarding student achievement, but it stops short of suggesting “bright-line” standards for agencies. Read more

The University of Idaho has paid a Boise law firm nearly $200,000 so far this year — with almost no explanation. Read more

The small southern California city of Temecula made headlines across the US when its school board banned critical race theory and attempted to purge elementary school textbooks that reference gay rights icon Harvey Milk. Read more