Are recommendation letters a form of discrimination?
Most four-year colleges require them for admission, but some say they favor wealthy, white students. Read more
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Books bans and ‘gag orders’: the US schools crackdown no one asked for
The American national anthem may tout the country as the “land of the free”, but the legitimacy of that statement is becoming increasingly stretched in 2022, as conservatives have launched a concerted campaign to prevent ideas and books from being presented to schoolchildren. Read more
China expands Double First Class universities list
Top-ranked institutions now have the autonomy to evaluate and confirm which of their own disciplines will qualify for the project Read more
Scholars reach out to youth through popular video platform
On Bilibili, a video platform favored by younger generations, you can engage in all kinds of leisure activities: watch cartoons, see someone play video games or learn to bake. Now you can also do some serious learning from scholars and professors on the site, according to a report from China Discipline Inspection and Supervision News. Read more
Pro-lifers work to stop chemical abortions at UMass Amherst
Students for Life of America said it will try to stop a public university in Massachusetts from giving out chemical abortion drugs starting in the fall semester. Read more
Threats of violence don’t stop learning in an online world
Curry College easily shifted classes online after being targeted by threats of violence. College officials used the technological know-how gleaned during the pandemic to keep students learning and safe. Read more
Many Black, Latino students graduating in Texas’ top 10% aren’t enrolling in college
Despite automatic admissions, officials worry too many students aren’t seeking higher education. This might be why. Read more
Law students still work to cancel retired professor who cited Supreme Court case with n-word
The Black Law Student Association at Wake Forest University School of Law had lodged a complaint over a renown professor emeritus taking part in a recent campus law symposium because when he actively taught at the school he cited a Supreme Court case with the n-word. Read more
Student dads are ghosts’: why fathers face long odds of graduating college
Sixty-one per cent of US student fathers drop out of college – and little attention has been paid to the dismal graduation rates despite alarm bells Read more
College Endowments Saw Stellar Returns as the Market Soared
During a fiscal year when stocks soared, college endowments posted annual returns that were up sharply from the year before, when the markets hit a volatile stretch early in the pandemic. Read more
