Sacred are the high school college counselors and teachers who mentor their students during their lunch breaks, after school and on their Thanksgiving break such as Lynda McGee, the college counselor at Downtown Magnets. (“The unentitled kids: California’s new generation of star college applicants,” Dec. 29) Read more

The University of Oregon and Oregon State University kicked off live classes on Monday, two in a long list of higher education institutions that have decided to open 2022 semesters in person rather than online. Read more

Colleges and professional organizations around the United States issue politically correct inclusive language guides. Read more

Schools in England could suspend the teaching of specialist subjects such as music as part of emergency timetable changes to cope with soaring Covid-related absence rates among staff, headteachers have been advised. Read more

In December, Stanford University’s Department of Computer Science released a statement on the Kyle Rittenhouse verdict accompanied by an anti-racism toolkit comprised of images of what looks like the reading list for a racial studies course. Read more

Campus Reform is monitoring the colleges and universities starting the 2022 academic year online. Read more

In free speech battle, court agrees that university and conservative governor still pose a threat to basic faculty rights Read more

Proposed legislation in Oklahoma would withhold up to 10 percent of state funding from public institutions that teach components of The New York Times Magazine’s “1619 Project,” including (as described by the bill) “Any teaching that America has more culpability, in general, than other nations for the institution of slavery; That one race is the unique oppressor in the institution of slavery; That another race is the unique victim in the institution of slavery,” and that “America, in general, had slavery more extensively and for a later period of time than other nations.” Read more

Diversity, equity, and inclusion staff often act as “political activists” and contribute to hostile conditions for Jewish students at universities, according to a study recently published by the Heritage Foundation. Read more

Shorter, flexible, and affordable just in-time learning opportunities are becoming a greater need Read more