After Supreme Court ruling, can the essay get you In?
It may help to identify minority students, but experts caution against expecting essays to replace affirmative action. Read more
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What constitutes a good major in college?
During the annual college entrance examination, one of the most pressing questions for students, parents and teachers alike is: What constitutes a good major in college? The topic often sparks animated discussions online leading to creation of terms such as “trap majors”, “regretful majors” and “majors unsuitable for students from ordinary families”. Read more
Online Learning Still in High Demand at Community Colleges
East Los Angeles College, the most populous campus in the California Community College system, offered 60 percent of its courses in a hybrid or online format this past spring, most of them asynchronous. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer than a quarter of courses were offered online. Read more
‘Forbidden Courses’ summer program at new University of Austin tackled questions canceled at other schools
Professors and inquiring young minds gathered in the last two weeks of June for a program sponsored by the new University of Austin, designed to encourage questions that might get a scholar canceled anywhere else. Read more
Penn College to offer new 12-month paramedic certificate
A new noncredit paramedic certificate program that will allow participants to build a diverse skill set and sit for the National Registry of EMTs’ paramedic exam—all in just one year—has been announced by Workforce Development at Pennsylvania College of Technology. Read more
Universities ‘could face prosecution’ over student evaluations
‘Psychosocial harm’ clauses in workplace safety laws elevate administrators’ mental health obligations, expert warns Read more
Kappa Kappa Gamma turns on sisters for wanting all-female sorority house
Earlier this year, members of a Kappa Kappa Gamma chapter in Wyoming filed a lawsuit after the sorority admitted a man who identifies as a woman named Artemis Langford into the house. The sorority responded on June 20 by submitting a motion to dismiss the case and called it “frivolous litigation.” Read more
Alliance University, formerly Nyack College, closing down after losing accreditation
The 140-year-old Christian nonprofit school has been in financial shambles for years. In 2018, the college announced that its South Nyack campus would be shuttered and sold. Students were given the option to relocate to the lower Manhattan campus. Read more
New lawsuit targets Harvard legacy admissions, argues they violate federal law
Three black and Latino groups filed a complaint against Harvard University on Monday stating the institution’s preferential treatment for legacy and donor applicants violates civil rights law. Read more
Is There a Future for U.S. Campuses in China?
American branch campuses in China are facing a confluence of logistical, geopolitical and economic challenges. Many wonder whether the risks are still worth the rewards. Read more
