Mask mandates are back on campus. But they go against CDC guidance.
As Philadelphia becomes the 'first major U.S. city' to reinstate its mask mandate, several university campuses are reintroducing mask mandates. Read more
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Cambridge college spent £120,000 in failed bid to remove slave trader plaque
A Cambridge University college spent £120,000 on its failed attempt to remove a memorial in its chapel to a 17th-century benefactor who had extensive involvement in the slave trade, it has emerged. Read more
Williams Gets More Generous With Aid
College will be all grants, no loans for all students, regardless of family income. No students will have to hold down jobs, even in the summer. Read more
Teacher shortage: How higher education is working to solve the K-12 crisis
University leaders trying to build back the pipeline of educators say changes to systems and support are needed. Read more
University will pay $400K to end legal battle over preferred pronoun mandate
Professor Nicholas Meriwether at Shawnee State University cannot be forced to use someone’s preferred pronouns in violation of his Christian faith, following a settlement. Read more
Graduates to be hit with ‘brutal’ student loan interest rates of up to 12%
Interest rates on student loans are set to soar to as high as 12%, costing higher-earning graduates an extra £3,000 unless the government intervenes, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Read More
DeSantis to authorize Hamilton Center for teaching the ‘foundations of western and American civilization’
The University of Florida is set to receive $3 million to establish its Hamilton Center for Classical and Civic Education. Read more
Courseware Designed to Close Equity Gaps
Coalitions of companies, colleges and research groups, funded by Gates, will develop digital courses especially aimed at improving learning outcomes for underrepresented students in gateway statistics and chemistry courses. Read more
Is competency-based education really the elixir higher ed needs to survive?
Southern New Hampshire President Paul LeBlanc discusses its merits, saying a shift to outcomes can spark innovation. Read more
UT to allow biological males and females to live in same dorm room
The University of Texas at Austin has announced a new two-year pilot program that would suspend current rules requiring students in on-campus housing to be of the same sex. Read more
