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Penn State institutes hiring freeze
Penn State implemented a hiring freeze on Monday as the university aims to balance an operating budget that had a nearly $200 million deficit for 2021-22. Read more
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Pearson plans to sell its textbooks as NFTs
Textbook publisher Pearson plans to profit from secondhand sales by turning its titles into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), its chief executive has said. Read more
Two Years After Promising a ‘Transformational’ Partnership, the U. of Arizona and Zovio Part Ways
The University of Arizona Global Campus announced on Monday it would take over management of its online education programs from Zovio Inc. — the same company that two years earlier transferred its for-profit college holdings to the University of Arizona in what was touted then as a “transformational” agreement. Read more
Northwestern no longer requires literature majors take English and American lit survey courses
Northwestern University’s Department of English has axed its mandate that literature majors take a pair of comprehensive English and American literature survey courses. Read more
College rankings list has a new No. 1 and a few outliers in its Top 50
Endowments, test scores and selectivity are included in College Raptor's Top 50 list, but net cost is also a factor. Read more
Average student not on track to graduate in 5 years
The average full-time college student doesn’t even attempt to take enough credits to complete a bachelor’s degree within five years, according to a new Postsecondary Data Partnership Insights report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Read more
When a Teacher Ruins a Student’s Chances
A teacher revoked a letter of recommendation. Others at the high school disagreed (and quit in protest). The University of Pennsylvania rejected the applicant. Read more
Inflation, tuition hike make life unaffordable for these students
The Iowa Board of Regents announced it will increase tuition by 4.25% for the 2022-23 school year as inflation hit a record high of 9.1% in June, according to the Consumer Price Index. Read more
Companies lobby US Supreme Court to keep affirmative action
As loss in Harvard and UNC cases seems likely, dozens of top corporations argue in filings that they do better with diverse workforces Read more
African students flood Confucius Institutes to bolster their future job prospects
Despite the rapid decline in the number of Confucius Institutes at American universities, African students are now flocking to the Chinese-founded programs in order to bolster their chances of finding future employment. Read more
