Emlyn Williams’ 1938 play is a kind of Billy Elliot of the Valleys: the old-fashioned but hugely entertaining and affecting story of a Welsh miner’s son who escapes his class-bound home town with the help of a bold schoolteacher Read more

Washburn University has removed a Mao Zedong bust displayed in the political science department following Campus Reform’s report on the object. Read more

Student editors at the Chicago Maroon published a letter of apology for running an op-ed that condemned antisemitism and also removed the piece from their website. Read more

Course syllabi set the tone for the whole semester. With the help of a new tool kit, some instructors are overhauling theirs to make them more welcoming, inclusive and focused on student success. Read more

Mobile classrooms are crossing deserts to reach some of the two million Yemeni children missing school due to the civil war Read more

A few feet away from California’s death row, students at one of the country’s most unique colleges discuss 9/11, morality, identity and nationalism. Read more

Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, offers a class on pornography in which students watch raunchy films as a group. Read more

Nadhim Zahawi, the education secretary, said he was worried by allegations of “systemic antisemitism” within the National Union of Students, telling MPs that the government may sever links with the organisation unless it reforms. Read more

Education Department plans to forgive 40,000 student loans immediately and place 3.6 million borrowers three years closer to debt forgiveness. Reaction is mixed. Read more

MBA programs continue to be popular with those who are switching careers, and they like hybrid options. Read more