Many Black, Latino students graduating in Texas’ top 10% aren’t enrolling in college
Despite automatic admissions, officials worry too many students aren’t seeking higher education. This might be why. Read more
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Law students still work to cancel retired professor who cited Supreme Court case with n-word
The Black Law Student Association at Wake Forest University School of Law had lodged a complaint over a renown professor emeritus taking part in a recent campus law symposium because when he actively taught at the school he cited a Supreme Court case with the n-word. Read more
Student dads are ghosts’: why fathers face long odds of graduating college
Sixty-one per cent of US student fathers drop out of college – and little attention has been paid to the dismal graduation rates despite alarm bells Read more
College Endowments Saw Stellar Returns as the Market Soared
During a fiscal year when stocks soared, college endowments posted annual returns that were up sharply from the year before, when the markets hit a volatile stretch early in the pandemic. Read more
University of Kansas Looks to Cut 42 Academic Programs
Faculty members agree with the administration on cutting 28 programs but are fighting to keep 14 others alive. More cuts may be on the horizon for the state university system. Read more
How an App Increased Student Belonging at Rio Salado College
The RioConnect program showed that students attending the college asynchronously and online could feel a greater sense of belonging by using an app that connected them in a virtual community. Read more
U. Michigan on track to hire 20 new ‘anti-racism’ faculty
An initiative by the University of Michigan to hire 20 new “anti-racism” faculty has moved into the third round of hiring, according to a recent statement from the school. Read more
Ministers to stop supply of free Covid tests to universities in England
Ministers are stopping supplies of coronavirus tests to universities in England, in the first case of ending the mass distribution of free lateral flow testing kits before dropping all remaining Covid restrictions. Read more
Shakeup of college presidents continues, and women are rising to the top
Many prominent institutions are looking for their next leaders. Will they fall back on tradition or affect change? Read more
GWU admits that it tracked student, employee locations on campus without consent
The George Washington University's president publicly apologized Friday for a fall 2021 surveillance pilot program that tracked students' and employees' locations on campus without their consent. Read more
