“I don’t think the Department of Education should exist.” That according to former U.S. Department of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos, who served under President Donald Trump from 2017 through January 2021. Read more

The offer rate for A-level students applying to leading universities has dropped significantly, with medicine and dentistry courses even harder to get on to than in previous years, according to data from the Ucas admissions service. Read more

Alliance of Hispanic Serving Research Universities will advance social mobility and economic opportunities for Latino communities. Read more

The leading law school accreditor has proposed eliminating the standardized test requirement for admissions. Proponents argue it would increase diversity, but detractors fear a loss of accountability Read more

On March 31, 2022, an Ohio Appeals Court upheld a lower court verdict against Oberlin College awarding $31.2 million to a local bakery on the grounds that, among other things, the College and its Dean of Students defamed the business. Read more

Inside an Arizona State University apartment building on a recent Friday afternoon, the sounds of piano, bassoon, and guitar filled an event room, where four graduate-student musicians played songs with their neighbors, all of whom were in their 60s or older. Read more

As other public institutions seek to expand their offerings for place-bound adult learners, the formal end of the homegrown eVersity offers some lessons. Read more

The increase in young adults identifying as homosexual or transgender is likely due to social pressures and political ideology, according to a University of London political scientist. Read more

A Google engineer says one of the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) systems might have its own feelings and says its "wants" should be respected. Read more

She says, 'I just decided to shoot my shot at all of them and see if it would land. I had no idea that I would get accepted into all of them.' Read more