Death of three-hour exam looms as pandemic reshapes assessment
Many UK institutions say they do not plan to return to pre-pandemic methods and will use next academic year to test new approaches
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‘The Alumni Are Ready for War’
Yale's governing board scrapped the petition process for open board seats after several candidates campaigned on single issues and received outside funding and support.
Were ‘B’ students really enrolled at higher rates than ‘A’ students?
A select group of colleges may have brought in more lower-GPA students from the Class of 2020 during the past year.
Chapman University hosts racially segregated ‘cultural graduation celebrations’
'There is no separate graduation for exceptional academic achievement, but one for someone’s skin color,' remarked one student.
For this STEM scholarship, middle-income white males ineligible to apply, all others welcome
On the shore of Lake Michigan in bucolic southeastern Wisconsin, Gateway Technical College recently announced an attractive scholarship opportunity for its STEM students.
AI-powered virtual student enrols at Chinese university
‘Hua Zhibing’ to study alongside and interact with human learners
Stranded no more: Releasing transcripts to those who owe
Southern New Hampshire University is giving students new access to key documents, including diplomas. Though it isn't wiping away debt, the change is significant.
‘The blue-collar Harvard’
Fledging authors from underrepresented backgrounds and nontraditional students are turning to graduate creative writing programs at the City University of New York to tell their stories.
Majority of liberal college students not proud to be American, favor socialism, NDSU survey finds
North Dakota State University announced a new survey June 17, revealing 57% of current left-leaning undergraduates consider themselves unpatriotic.
Universities overreacting to online cheating, experts warn
Dartmouth case seen as exposing national unpreparedness for online exams that predated Covid and still needs fixing
