Universities are adopting “trauma-informed” education practices that shield students from difficult subjects and situations. Read more

A fee-paying school in Bristol named after the slave trader Edward Colston is to change its name after a consultation attracted thousands of responses from the school and wider community. Read more

Emerson is teaming with Massachusetts General Hospital and a community organization to try to change the narrative. Read more

During the summer of 2020, amid pandemic-driven nationwide lockdowns and school closures, Zena Hitz had an idea. Read more

Congress passed a temporary measure to avoid a government shutdown, but that means higher education spending levels will remain as is until February—at least. Read more

Stanford University’s “Naked Run” is part of a centuries old tradition, but this year, they will not be fully in the nude. The university has asked that the streakers wear masks, even multiple, to complement their birthday suit. Read more

Truckee Meadows Community College has ended an effort to fire Professor Lars Jensen, who had been subjected to termination proceedings after pushing the school to maintain its rigorous math standards. Read more

Teacher absences are the biggest barrier to children recovering the learning lost during the pandemic, according to head teachers in England, as new data showed that shortages in key subjects such as physics are becoming worse. Read more

Columbia University announced a settlement Wednesday with dozens of women who say their former gynecologist, Robert Hadden, abused them while he was their doctor. The $71.5 million settlement was reached with 79 women. Read more

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona and Under Secretary James Kvaal focus instead on actions the department is taking to ease borrowers’ loan burden. Read more