Germany’s largest university buys UK college and degree powers
AI teaching leader’ IU, majority owned by private equity firm, adds Canadian university to portfolio alongside London banking education provider Read more
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American flag causes ‘anxiety’ for Marquette professor
A Marquette University professor says he gets “anxious” when he sees an American flag. Read more
Sanders introduces bill to make community college free by taxing wall street
The College for All Act of 2023 would massively change the higher education landscape in the U.S., taking a step toward Sanders’s long-standing goal of making public college free for all. It would make community college and public vocational schools tuition-free for all students, while making any public college and university free for students from single-parent households making less than $125,000 or couples making less than $250,000 — or, the vast majority of families in the U.S. Read more
Springfield College tells students to avoid using terms ‘mother’ and ‘father’
Springfield College in Massachusetts offers pronoun guidelines that discourage students from using the words “mother,” “father,” and other “gender specific” terms. Read more
Glum Chinese graduates go viral with pictures of misery amid jobs anxiety
As millions of young people in China graduate from university this month, the traditional pictures of joyful students throwing their hats and gowns into the air have been replaced by photos of them lying on the ground or throwing their degree certificates into the bin. Read more
Drexel and Salus Universities have decided to proceed with a merger
The presidents of Drexel and Salus Universities announced Tuesday that they will proceed with a merger of the two institutions and will aim to have it take effect next summer. Read more
Harvard Morgue Manager Indicted for Stealing Human Remains
he manager of a morgue at Harvard Medical School allegedly stole human body parts that had been donated for educational use, according to a federal indictment Read more
Backlash against Johns Hopkins after university erases ‘women’ from definition of ‘lesbian’
Johns Hopkins University was slammed online this week for erasing women from the word “lesbian” in its LGBTQ glossary. Read more
USF leaders revoke victory of DeSantis supporter who won student president election
Student and administrative leaders at the University of South Florida recently rescinded the results of a student body president election, revoking the victory of a conservative-leaning ticket and handing the win to the runners up, who ran a more liberal-minded campaign. Read more
How this college’s conservative takeover has led to lawsuits and accreditation troubles
Before Gov. Ron DeSantis quarterbacked a conservative takeover of New College of Florida and fired the college’s then-president to combat woke indoctrination, there was North Idaho College. Read more
