The Alabama Department of Education (ADE) may require seniors to prove they are ready for a job or college before graduating. Read more

A nonbinary student failed to win acceptance into a University of Alabama sorority. Experts say Greek life has made progress on LGBTQ+ inclusion, but membership selection remains fraught. Read more

Study that used MRI scans to measure neural change in students bills itself as offering path for neuroscience to aid curriculum development Read more

"Observing Whiteness in Introductory Physics: A Case Study" was published last month in Physical Review Physics Education Research. The study observed three students as they worked to solve a physics problem and analyzed how "whiteness" is present in academia. Read more

A University of Arizona student was reported to administration for attempting to get her friends to guess the word “cotton” during an online drawing game, according to the school’s bias response team reports Read more

Calling all Taylor Swift fans: Your wildest dreams are about to come true. The University of Texas at Austin is offering a class on Taylor Swift this August, and we hope there’s still a blank space on the roster. Read more

After widespread criticism of campus police departments and calls for reform, colleges and universities are supplementing departments with mental health counselors. Read more

Boston University (BU) is now allowing students to modify their names and pronouns in the school system. Read more

President Biden has already discharged $32 billion in loans for several categories of student borrowers since the beginning of his term, in advance of his promised August announcement regarding mass cancelation. Read more

US Education Secretary Miguel Cardona said Sunday that Americans can expect a decision from the Biden administration on student loans in the “next week or so” as a pause on federal student loan payments is set to expire on August 31. Read more