Native American students can go to University of Arizona tuition-free
UA had more than 400 full-time undergraduates from the state last year, and university officials hope that number will rise. Read more
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Warnings of mental health crisis among ‘Covid generation’ of students
The pandemic has had a lasting legacy on the mental health of the “Covid generation” of students, exacerbating rates of anxiety, depression and self-harm and resulting in a “significant rise” in young people struggling at university, experts have said. Read more
Professor accused of bias for teaching both sides of U.S.-Mexico border wall debate
A University of Missouri student reported a professor to the school’s bias response team for showing a video of President Donald Trump criticizing Mexican drug lords, according to records obtained by The College Fix. Read more
With Roe v. Wade overturned, will California’s universities become safe havens for out-of-state students?
Californians’ constitutional rights to abortion may be protected, but questions abound over what effect the Supreme Court’s Friday decision to overturn Roe v. Wade will have on out-of-state students who come to the state’s universities. Read more
US admissions scandal trial win tied to university complicity
Sole courtroom victor in three years of prosecutions says jurors needed to hear that institutions went along, and then believe that nobody was hurt Read more
Students want to remove Clarence Thomas from law school teaching position
The petition is in response to Thomas’s decision last Friday in Dobbs v. Jackson Women's Health Organization, which overturned the landmark abortion cases Roe v. Wade and Planned Parenthood v. Casey. Read more
Philip Pullman leads outcry after Sheffield Hallam withdraws English lit degree
The award-winning author Philip Pullman has said the study of literature “should not be a luxury for a wealthy minority of spoilt and privileged aesthetes” after it emerged that Sheffield Hallam University is to pull its English literature degree from next year. Read more
Global Universities Call for Academic Freedom
The U7+ Alliance of World Universities, 45 research universities from around the world, has issued a new statement on academic freedom. Read more
Clearinghouse report shows older learners help drive growth in credentials
However, higher education is not seeing gains in degrees or certificates attained by traditional-age students. Read more
Female athletes defend Title IX outside White House
A battle of the sexes erupted outside the White House Thursday morning as activists clashed over anticipated Title IX revisions and the state of women's sports. Read more
