Biden Touts Latest Debt Relief Plan
With events in three states, Biden and other officials detailed the latest plans to provide debt relief—doubling down on loan forgiveness as a key campaign issue. Read more
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‘Fat Studies’ journal seeks views outside ‘Anglo-American contexts’
“Fat studies” might be too “Anglo-American,” according to editors at an academic journal that studies “fatness.” Read more
Wisconsin College Teeters on the Brink, in Public
Northland College announced a potential closure last month hoping to spark last-minute fundraising to save itself. It hasn’t worked so far. Read more
UK students take part in Chinese language competition
The UK regional round of the 2023 Chinese Bridge Chinese Proficiency Competition for foreign college students took place in London on June 23. Read more
Dutch universities to cut English-only undergraduate degrees
Universities Netherlands announces new measures to limit international student numbers, but needs politicians’ help to introduce quotas Read more
Enrollment Declines Threaten Small, Independent Art Colleges
Vermont College of Fine Arts has avoided closure by affiliating with the California Institute of the Arts, but many other independent art colleges have closed in recent years. Read more
New facial recognition AI classroom management tool prompts concerns
A new AI-infused classroom management tool with facial recognition capabilities has garnered attention recently with promises to take attendance, assess the emotional states of students, and monitor classes for distraction, boredom and confusion. Read more
What can institutions do about the rise of ‘ghost students’?
A perfect storm of circumstances has led to a significant rise in fake students applying to college and enrolling in classes to take advantage of the higher education system. Ghost students, also called “Pell runners,” have caused particular havoc in California, upsetting the institutional security measures and often stealing millions of dollars in financial aid. Read more
Gates Foundation open access move ‘shifts needle in right direction’
US’ biggest charitable foundation, with focus on global health, abandons APCs in favour of preprint repositories Read more
Emergency funding saves Scotland’s Gaelic programme from cuts
Bòrd na Gàidhlig’s language protection scheme holds on to 27 workers thanks to financial lifeline Read more
