OfS mistakenly grants degree awarding powers to rugby player
Regulator reviewing processes after administrative mix up weeks before applications set to re-open Read more
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Federal appeals court upholds Arkansas ban on Critical Race Theory in the classroom
A federal appeals court overruled a decision blocking parts of Arkansas’ ban on teaching forms of “indoctrination” — including Critical Race Theory — allowing the state government to regulate the curriculum of public schools to avoid teaching discriminatory subjects. Read more
When the Legislature Kills Your Department
Republican lawmakers have a new obsession: academic-program review Read more
International student enrollment could drop 15% this Fall
New international enrollments in the U.S. could drop by as many as 150,000 students in the next year, according to scenario modeling by NAFSA, the association of international educators, and JB International. Read more
Senate confirms Trump’s pick to oversee higher ed, a man tied to for-profit colleges
The Senate confirmed President Donald Trump’s pick to oversee higher education policy, a man with deep ties to the for-profit college industry, by a 50-to-45 vote on August 1. Read more
China’s campus repression being ‘partially replicated’ in UK
Chinese students and scholars face surveillance, harassment and self-censorship at British universities Read more
Colleges warned that DEI is now considered illegal
School districts, colleges and all other federal funding recipients were warned this week that the Department of Justice now considers DEI programs discriminatory and, therefore, illegal. Read more
Bleak job landscape for today’s Degree holders
For the first time, unemployment rates for young recent graduates are rising faster than for those without a college degree. Read more
A Summer Camp Where Professors Are the Focus
How two weeks at Hamilton College helped philosophy instructors become more innovative teachers. Read more
Religious college closes all degree courses after funding pulled
Liverpool Hope and Manchester to provide support as Spurgeon’s College shuts after nearly 170 years Read more
