Higher education down 1 million undergrads since 2019 after more declines
New Clearinghouse report shows public and private nonprofits are still struggling to bring back students during the pandemic. Read more
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New Clearinghouse report shows public and private nonprofits are still struggling to bring back students during the pandemic. Read more
The government is to push ahead with controversial changes to languages teaching in schools, which would see pupils in England memorising lists of 1,700 words to pass GCSEs in Spanish, French or German. Read more
Jimmy Donaldson, the 23-year-old American better known as MrBeast, was YouTube's highest-earning content creator in 2021, according to Forbes. Read more
Part performance, part protest, a professor’s video got him suspended from Ferris State University. He didn’t want to teach in person in the first place due to COVID-19, and he says he’s retiring. His union says the suspension is an attack on academic freedom. Read more
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into its third year, William Paterson University is now laying off 100 full-time faculty over the next three years. Read more
DePaul University, the largest Catholic university in the United States, now offers students nine different gender identity options within its Campus Connect platform. Read more
James Whitfield, PhD, shared a heartfelt letter to students following George Floyd’s death. Then, he was disciplined and placed on leave Read more
Nearly one million fewer students have enrolled in higher education since the beginning of the pandemic. The losses have been felt across all types of institutions and in almost every state. Read more
The University of Memphis has scrapped plans for a social-justice program that would have paid some professors $3,000 to add critical race theory principles to their curricula, according to a new report. Read more
While many universities are shifting back to online learning this semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one university is standing strong in their decision to resume classes in-person. Read more