College works to fire tenured professor fighting to maintain rigorous math standards
A Nevada community college is taking steps to remove a tenured math professor after he objected to the softening of math standards at the school. Read more
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How elementary schools keep men from going to college
More and more women are on college campuses, with devastating implications for the life chances of American men. Perhaps the root of the problem lies in our flawed approach to teaching reading early. Read more
Colleges with Federal contracts consider Biden vaccine order
Penn State may be among the first institutions to announce it will require COVID-19 vaccination for employees due to Biden administration order requiring vaccination for federal contractors. Read more
Settlement Backs Up Overhaul of Loan Forgiveness Program
In addition to clearing $400,000 in loan debt for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, the Department of Education agreed to several reforms, adding to last week’s announced overhaul of the program. Read more
Cambridge University halts £400m deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware claims
The University of Cambridge has broken off talks with the United Arab Emirates over a record £400m collaboration after claims about the Gulf state’s use of controversial Pegasus hacking software, the university’s vice-chancellor has said. Read more
Students clamor for stricter COVID restrictions while partying without masks
College has traditionally been treated as a time for some combination of youthful rebellion, debauchery and self-discovery. Yet, in the age of COVID, most students have come to embrace conditions more akin to those of a psychiatric hospital circa 1962 than the Delta Tau Chi house of Faber College. Read more
Portland footwear designer proposes to reopen closed Detroit Black college
A Portland footwear designer said Tuesday he will reopen Michigan’s only historically black college and university next year in Detroit with a design focus. Read more
Temple University outlines its promotion of diversity
In 2018, Temple University embarked on a registration goal of hiring a freshman class with no ethnic majority. Read more
Half of All College Students Take Online Courses
New federal data show a significantly higher proportion of college learners took at least one course online than previously thought. Read more
Peter Ridd loses ‘all-or-nothing’ high court appeal over sacking from James Cook University
Academic Peter Ridd has lost his “all or nothing” high court appeal against James Cook University, after he was sacked for breaches of the university’s code of conduct relating to public commentary about the Great Barrier Reef which the university said denigrated a colleague. Apply online
