‘Fail rule’ spawns ‘rotating’ cohort of vulnerable students
Australian move to deny government subsidies to students who bomb out makes things worse for them, and no better for taxpayers Read more
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Nevada State College set to become Nevada State University
As of July 1, Nevada State College could be known as Nevada State University. The Las Vegas Review-Journal reports that the Nevada System of Higher Education Board of Regents voted 9-4 Friday to approve the name change. Read more
Massive skilled labor shortage sparks nationwide refocus on technical education
Awareness of the nation's massive labor shortage problem is increasing. Read more
Christian college’s fight to ban men from women’s dorms goes before Supreme Court
The College of the Ozarks is asking the Supreme Court to review a Biden directive that forces the school to allow male students into female dorms. Read more
Teach UK schoolchildren about harms of online misogyny, says police chief
A senior police officer has recommended teaching schoolchildren from primary level about the risks of online image-sharing and misogynistic social media figures such as Andrew Tate. Read more
New Competition for Naviance
MaiaLearning and Scoir are gaining ground against the company that has been a dominant college planning tool for students and schools. Read more
Why AI is about to become an integral part of higher education
With every technological innovation comes the need to educate the next generation of students to ensure they can apply those skills to their future careers. Read more
After the Smoke Clears, When Should Classes Resume?
Michigan State University students were reluctant to return to campus following a deadly shooting. Officials have tried to balance student mental health with academic goals. Read more
Jaded with education, more Americans are skipping college
What first looked like a pandemic blip has turned into a crisis. Nationwide, undergraduate college enrollment dropped 8% from 2019 to 2022, with declines even after returning to in-person classes, according to data from the National Student Clearinghouse. Read more
Accreditors in firing line as US political temperature rises
Agencies created to help institutions improve themselves, then asked to guard federal student aid, now face fight over battling partisan attacks on academia Read more
