U.S. businesses and universities defend STEM OPT in court
The legal threat to Optional Practical Training (OPT) in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) fields has returned.
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Australian universities failing to protect Chinese students and academics who criticise the Communist Party
Chinese students in Australia have been threatened with jail for anti-Communist Party views and universities are not doing enough to protect them.
The $800M deal that could change remote learning
Online learning powerhouse 2U has agreed to a takeover of edX, which would remain as a nonprofit with the two serving 50 million students.
Excited for fall: Why 98% of international students are ready to return
Even with COVID-19 still lurking and uncertainty lingering on many campuses, they see opportunities.
College students skeptical of crackdown on critical race theory
Nearly half of college Republicans support public schools teaching about institutional racism — and six in 10 don’t think state legislatures should be able to stop it —according to a new Generation Lab/Axios poll.
Florida law offering ‘BOGO’ tuition for STEM majors raises faculty concerns
A new law signed into effect last week will offer some students a “buy-one-get-one-free” deal on tuition for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) courses at state universities in Florida.
Robot food delivery coming to college campuses this fall
Grubhub and Russia-based Yandex are teaming up to bring meal services to students through rovers.
Asian universities are on the rise. This is what it means for the rest of the world
Asian universities are on the rise. This is what it means for the rest of the world
Texas high schoolers had a mock ‘slave auction’ where they put prices on Black classmates
Several high schoolers in Aledo, Texas are facing punishments after their school discovered they held a virtual "slave auction" where they put prices on Black classmates.
Biden cancels $1.5 billion in student debt for victims of for-profit school fraud
The 92,000 students impacted were victims of fraud at Westwood College, Marinello Schools of Beauty, or the Court Reporting Institute.
