The collapse of community college enrollment: Can California turn it around?
Despite sinking overall enrollment, some are seeing students come back. Targeted state aid is likely helping, but so is more in-person instruction. Read more
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Police seek motive in deadly Sweden school attack
Police in Sweden are attempting to determine why an 18-year-old student allegedly killed two teachers at a school in Malmö, as fresh details of the attack emerged. Read more
New Heterodox STEM Substack provides science’s thought criminals a home
For more than a decade, scientists have watched as the ideology of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion has taken over their fields. Read more
Fentanyl: Why the potent drug poses a big threat to students, colleges
The recent news of six West Point cadets in South Florida overdosing on cocaine during Spring Break and surviving was a scary reminder of the dangers of young adults using illegal drugs. Read more
As Ukrainians Flee, This ‘University Moves With Them’
An online university is offering 1,000 scholarships and opening its virtual doors to Ukrainian students whose studies have been disrupted by the war. Read more
Teachers serenade students on lockdown
Huo Huan (right), a lecturer from the school of education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, sings the alma mater of the university outside the students' dorms while bringing students food Read more
‘Legends are to be told’: Colombian library goes beyond books to keep stories alive
As dawn creeps over the Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta in northern Colombia, a small group of children trek downhill carrying cameras and sketch pads. Read more
Christian club beats university’s attempt to cancel it for morality requirement
University of Houston-Clear Lake student organizations that want to have moral requirements for their leadership positions are guaranteed the right to do so thanks to a lawsuit settlement. Read more
Central Michigan University will temporarily shutter some dorms next fall
CMU's enrollment had been declining in recent years and it lost more than 4,000 students since the pandemic began. Read more
Looking for a new accreditor
Five New York colleges are seeking accreditation from an agency outside their region—among the first to do so since the Trump administration changed the rules to allow it. Others will likely follow. Read more
