Ph.D.s Conferred Drop 5.4%
Preliminary data from the NSF indicate that COVID-19 hit Ph.D. production hard in 2021, but job-placement data are surprisingly rosy—just not in academe. Read more
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Leftist professors take to Twitter to condemn Ben Sasse recommendation
In response to the University of Florida’s (UF) Search Committee’s decision to recommend Republican Senator Ben Sasse as the next university President, leftist professors took to Twitter to condemn the decision. Read more
India’s low-quality degrees ‘mushroom’ online
Even as institutions offering mediocre engineering qualifications go out of business, private providers are expanding into the digital space Read more
In ranking the best colleges for 2023, are Ivy schools really a good value?
Most major rankings services unveiled their best colleges and universities lists for 2022-23 a month ago, each touting their own measures of institutional value. One straggler, WalletHub, recently released its version before the Nov. 1 early-decision deadline, hoping to give students a look at which institutions could give them the highest quality for the lowest prices. Read more
Ivy League schools back Harvard in upcoming racial quota Supreme Court case
Ivy League universities have signaled support for Harvard University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill as the Supreme Court prepares to begin hearings on affirmative action cases against both universities on October 31. Read more
When to Outsource Online Learning, and When Not To
A report explores how online learning leaders decide whether to use companies to deliver and manage their academic programs or handle the work in house. Read more
Leftists’ calculated attacks on Western Civics opened door for ideological indoctrination
Not only are college history courses falsely alleging that America is a fundamentally racist nation, but the decline of Western Civilization has also resulted in the decline of Americans’ basic civics knowledge. Read more
Professor changes preferred pronouns to ‘hilarious/handsome/homosexual’
Kennesaw State University business Professor David Bray recently changed his faculty signature to include his preferred pronouns — “hilarious/handsome/homosexual.” Read more
To change our future, we should change how we teach history to children
We cannot shield children from history. In Ukraine, millions of families have lost their homes to Vladimir Putin’s war. In Delhi, record shattering temperatures of 50C saw kids locked inside this summer, unable to study or play. Global food prices are soaring, causing children all over the world to go hungry. Read more
2 Colleges Flounder Under Chinese Owners
Ambow Education purchased Bay State College in 2017 and the NewSchool of Architecture & Design in 2020. Now critics say both institutions are in shambles. Read more
