After a decade of growth, Degree earners decline
The number of undergraduate degree earners fell last year for the first time since 2012. Is it a bump in the road or a harbinger of a changing higher ed landscape? Read more
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Many Gen Zers don’t believe they need a college degree for a successful career. They might be right
Famous for their tendency to buck tradition, many Gen Zers don’t think a successful career necessarily requires a college degree, or even a 9-to-5 job. Read more
‘Microcredentials’ poised to disrupt higher ed as degrees lose relevance to employers
Survey respondents are demonstrating confidence in microcredentials–online training programs that take no more than six months to complete–as four-year degree programs often overlook job training. Read more
Poetry can move souls and thrum hearts: why wouldn’t we teach our children about it?
A dispiriting new survey has found that nearly a quarter of schools teach poetry only once a year or less. What a shame that is Read more
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
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
