Former Australian v-c avoids conviction after ‘assault charges’
Brigid Heywood told a court she reflects ‘every day’ on ‘momentary aberration’ that ended 40-year academic career Read more
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Brigid Heywood told a court she reflects ‘every day’ on ‘momentary aberration’ that ended 40-year academic career Read more
An Asian American teen whiz kid who had a 4.42 weighted grade-point average and a near perfect 1590 score on his SAT — yet was rejected by 16 colleges he applied to — has added to the list of universities he is suing for discrimination. Read more
Perception of higher education credentials from current students and unenrolled adults is climbing back up to historic highs despite persisting skepticism around cost and mental health support, a new report from Lumina Foundation and Gallup asserts. Read more
Five years after India opened the door for American colleges, the Illinois Institute of Technology became the first to accept the invitation. What’s taking other institutions so long? Read more
As the Trump administration has taken sweeping action to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts at colleges, a little-known national nonprofit that has long sought to increase the racial diversity of business-school faculty members has become collateral damage. Read more
The University of Wisconsin system spent tens of millions of dollars on over 1,200 “diversity, equity, and inclusion” activities in recent years, a new legislative audit revealed. Read more
Thousands of international students found their lives thrown into chaos in recent weeks by a Trump administration effort to flag their past brushes with law enforcement that left them unable to work or study in the U.S. Read more
The Trump administration wants to eliminate the federally funded student support program. That could be devastating for low-income students and the institutions that serve them. Read more
Visiting an art museum could change how we think about our lives, according to researchers. Read more
For three years, starting in 2008, she seesawed back and forth between Northampton Community College, in Pennsylvania, and four-year institutions in the state. Read more