Stanford sustainability school faces pushback for potentially taking oil money
Stanford University’s new Doerr School of Sustainability has recently faced backlash for being open to fossil fuel company donations. Read more
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Direct Admissions Takes Off
At West Texas A&M, at Minnesota’s colleges and with the Common App, colleges are dropping applications as a requirement to be admitted. Read more
Students protest Christian university for upholding its religious values
Controversy erupted at Anderson University in Anderson, South Carolina, after the university decided not to renew the contract of a queer professor. Read more
Does attending your college increase students’ chances of getting hired?
A recent report shows that hiring managers care about which higher ed institution potential employees attended. Read more
The metaverse: Are colleges really light years away from reaching it?
Virtual lectures are nice, but becoming far more interactive over the next 5-10 years should be the goal for higher ed leaders. Read more
US schools remain highly segregated by race and class, analysis shows
More than a third of students in the US attended schools in which over three-quarters of students accounted for one race or ethnicity Read more
Otterbein, Antioch U Team Up to Create National System
The private nonprofit Ohio institutions are partnering to create a new national university system. Leaders envision a collaborative system with pooled resources and are seeking other partners. Read more
Presidents at 16 colleges in DC area form coalition to tackle gun violence
University of Maryland, Georgetown and others launch 120 Initiative to prevent 'mass slaughter of citizens' in future. Read more
In ‘unprecedented’ move, Northern Arizona U. to require FOUR diversity courses to graduate
In a move its own Diversity Curriculum Committee has heralded as “unprecedented,” Northern Arizona University will soon mandate students take four diversity, equity and inclusion courses grounded in “critical theory” to earn a degree. Read more
Princeton prof accused of plagiarism
A Princeton University professor who accused former Milwaukee sheriff and conservative activist David Clarke of plagiarism has now been accused of plagiarism himself. Read more
