Alabama university closes China-sponsored Confucius Institute
An Alabama university shut down earlier this month its on-campus Confucius Institute, a Chinese language educational center funded by the Chinese Communist Party. Read more
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Brown extends test-optional policy for 2023-24 admissions cycle
The University is the last Ivy League college to announce test-optional extensions through 2024. Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth all extended their test-optional policy beyond the upcoming admissions cycle, and Columbia announced March 1 it would permanently switch to test-optional admissions. Read more
Amid Enrollment Drop, Linked Institutions Cut Humanities Offerings
Linked Minnesota Catholic institutions are downsizing languages and other humanities offerings amid declining enrollment. Read more
Public Health prof tells students abortions are necessary because children cause ‘economic hardship’
A University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) professor, in a presentation on “Reproductive Justice,” recently made the assertion that abortions are necessary because, without one, a woman is left with an "economic hardship and insecurity which lasts for years.” The presentation came as part of UIC's “Epidemics of Injustice” lecture series. Read more
Biden begins ‘secret shopper’ undercover crackdown on colleges
Agents posing as students will look for a wide range of legal violations, with for-profit sector especially alarmed Read more
University of Maryland will offer ‘Anti-Black racism’ minor this fall
An ongoing “Anti-Black Racism Initiative,” funded by the University of Maryland, will also work to boost a new “Anti-Black racism” minor that will start this fall. Read more
Texas puts forth bill proposing to strip faculty of tenure
A bill proposed last week in Texas would effectively end faculty tenure for all hires in September and beyond, succeeding Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s mission to curb faculty members’ sway over students and their ability to “indoctrinate” them with instruction on “critical race theory.” Read more
Will University of the People Endure for the People?
This free, nonprofit, online university breaks rules, harnesses bots and seeks to serve the world. But its effort to seek new accreditation raises thorny higher ed innovation questions. Read more
PETA demands UGA replace its live dog mascot, calls breed inhumane
People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals has launched a major campaign against the University of Georgia for its use of live English bulldog for its mascot. Read more
The Myth of Education as Equalizer
A professor argues that the main purpose of higher education is not simply to prepare students for the workforce but to help solve society’s ills. Read more
