Amidst the nationwide chorus to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in education, the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) announced on Mar. 2 that it will ban diversity statements from admissions and hiring. Read more

Education Department tells THE its order focuses on private student recruiters and financial aid processors, though drawing definitional borders still seen as difficult Read more

I recently asked the AI software platform ChatGPT to write me a poem admiring Donald Trump and a poem admiring Joe Biden. Read more

The University of North Carolina system is grappling with accusations of partisan overreach by state legislators and their governing board appointees, fueling concerns that the system is headed down a dangerous path. Read more

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has clarified its bias reporting system after a legal group warned that it could “chill freedom of expression.” Read more

California’s community colleges do not employ enough full-time faculty and in some cases districts are misspending state funds allocated for those faculty instead on too many part-time adjuncts, according to a newly released report from California’s state auditor. Read more

Online education firm chaired by former universities minister brings in Global University Systems staffer Read more

A University of North Texas course trains future K-12 educators to use classrooms as spaces for liberal race and sexual activism through materials on racial justice and LGBT identity – and calls teaching a “political act.” Read more

Two prominent undergraduate colleges announced that they were leaving the U.S. News rankings. Will more colleges follow them? Read more

A bipartisan bill recently introduced in the Florida State House would help expand career-themed courses for middle school students as applications for jobs requiring vocational education plummet nationwide. Read more