California State University, Fullerton, sought to make students feel less defeated about being placed on academic probation, so administrators banished “probation” from the institution’s official lexicon. Read more

The Harvard Kennedy School, the university’s public policy college, recently received a $5 million grant from the James M. and Cathleen D. Stone Foundation to further the school’s research into “wealth distribution” and “inequality.” Read more

More than three dozen colleges and universities are hosting 2022 graduation events based on race, gender, or sexual orientation. Read more

Jordan Peterson, a clinical psychologist and professor emeritus at the University of Toronto, spent an evening at Franciscan University of Steubenville and gave a speech titled, “Being grateful in spite of your suffering.” Read more

In the post–George Floyd era, some college police departments are demilitarizing uniforms and repainting cars to appear less intimidating and try to earn students’ trust. Read more

The US has linked North Korea-backed hackers to a massive cryptocurrency heist worth $615m (£469m) from players of the popular online game Axie Infinity last month. Read more

Researchers from MIT and Michigan say the lack of opportunities and diversity in this field is impacting the nation. Read more

As Philadelphia becomes the 'first major U.S. city' to reinstate its mask mandate, several university campuses are reintroducing mask mandates. Read more

A Cambridge University college spent £120,000 on its failed attempt to remove a memorial in its chapel to a 17th-century benefactor who had extensive involvement in the slave trade, it has emerged. Read more

College will be all grants, no loans for all students, regardless of family income. No students will have to hold down jobs, even in the summer. Read more