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$800,000 grant to help scholars better understand the psychology of faith
What can the psychological sciences teach theologians, philosophers — and even parents — to help with their efforts to perpetuate the Christian faith? Read more
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These states have the highest rates of first-generation students
More than half of today’s college students are first-generation (56%), according to the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). As more institutions and nonprofits emphasize incentivizing these cohorts of potential students to enroll, the ceiling will undoubtedly rise. Read more
Xi’s time as principal leaves imprint on college
In recent days, videos of university principals delivering speeches at graduation ceremonies have become popular on the internet. Read more
University puts trigger warning on Hemingway’s ‘Old Man and the Sea’: ‘graphic fishing scenes’
A university in a prominent Scottish fishing sector cautions its students that a classic Ernest Hemingway novel contains “graphic fishing scenes” that may upset some readers. Read more
Public confidence in higher education plummets by 20% in 8 years
A new poll by Gallup has discovered a hard-nosed truth among today’s American public: Confidence in higher education is at an all-time low. Read more
A challenge to close the gender gap in economics
An experiment to encourage more women undergraduates to study economics produced mixed results but raised awareness of gender disparities in the field. Read more
‘Hidden agenda’: Miami Herald suggests DeSantis crippled hiring for Florida uni president because he wants unqualified crony in the job
The search for the next president of Florida Atlantic University has ground to a halt after the State University System of Florida Chancellor - a former Republican state senator – ordered it stopped. Read more
Very few HBCUs offer a major in women’s studies, research shows
Most historically black colleges and universities do not offer women’s studies as a major, which contrasts with most of the mainstream higher education institutions in America. Read more
Ohio student who got F for using ‘biological women’ speaks out as university waffles with prof’s punishment
Olivia Krolczyk, a University of Cincinnatti student who received a failing grade for using the term “biological women" in an assignment, told Campus Reform in a July 10 interview that the grade only encouraged her "to continue to speak my opinion because I am going to call out professors who continue to do this to me and other students and make sure that it doesn’t happen again.” Read more
How one flaw exposed the data of countless students and educators
As of June 16, Progress, a business application software, has announced a flurry of new patches for a vulnerability in its large data file transfer service, MOVEit Transfer. However, the fixes could not come quickly enough, as multiple higher education institutions and affiliated organizations have announced data breaches. Read more
