Proponents say virtual reality boosts student engagement and achievement. Others worry it may prioritize corporate profits and violate student privacy. As 10 metaversities launch this fall, the details are being worked out in real time. Read more

The Empire State will spend $5 million to fund programs and courses at community colleges that will help students train and find employment in the cannabis industry. Read more

Penn State implemented a hiring freeze on Monday as the university aims to balance an operating budget that had a nearly $200 million deficit for 2021-22. Read more

Textbook publisher Pearson plans to profit from secondhand sales by turning its titles into non-fungible tokens (NFTs), its chief executive has said. Read more

The University of Arizona Global Campus announced on Monday it would take over management of its online education programs from Zovio Inc. — the same company that two years earlier transferred its for-profit college holdings to the University of Arizona in what was touted then as a “transformational” agreement. Read more

Northwestern University’s Department of English has axed its mandate that literature majors take a pair of comprehensive English and American literature survey courses. Read more

Endowments, test scores and selectivity are included in College Raptor's Top 50 list, but net cost is also a factor. Read more

The average full-time college student doesn’t even attempt to take enough credits to complete a bachelor’s degree within five years, according to a new Postsecondary Data Partnership Insights report by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Read more

A teacher revoked a letter of recommendation. Others at the high school disagreed (and quit in protest). The University of Pennsylvania rejected the applicant. Read more

The Iowa Board of Regents announced it will increase tuition by 4.25% for the 2022-23 school year as inflation hit a record high of 9.1% in June, according to the Consumer Price Index. Read more