Aid-setting exemption ends for top US universities
As legal challenge gains, Congress avoids renewing provision seen letting elite campuses tie financial offers to student ability to pay Read more
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‘The System Needs to Be Changed’
New paper suggests introductory STEM courses disproportionately push underrepresented minority students out of the natural and applied sciences. Read more
Harvard Law students walk out on pro-life scholar before she started speaking
Approximately two-thirds of a Harvard Law School audience walked out on an event with a pro-life legal scholar on the future of America “After Dobbs,” according to the speaker. Read more
By the numbers: How different is this fully online university from a traditional one?
The theme adopted by the fully online Western Governors University in reaching its silver anniversary this year is “25 Years of Breaking Tradition.” Indeed, WGU has kicked the four-year model to the curb, especially over the past decade. Read more
Tennessee universities refuse comment on how they will implement new intellectual diversity law
Public university leaders in Tennessee are staying silent on how and when they plan to follow a new state law that requires them to implement intellectual diversity on their campuses. Read more
Senate Republicans: Title IX proposals erase 50 years of progress
“The current Administration has seized our nation’s primary and secondary schools, colleges and universities, to enact political, social and cultural change, with no regard for the harmful repercussions or the rule of law.” Read more
Iranian universities brace for ‘purges’ as protests spread
Academics believe regime is ‘unlikely’ to silence ‘spirit of opposition’ gaining momentum across hundreds of campuses Read more
Voter groups worry about access for students
Advocacy groups and researchers are expecting high voter turnout among college students during the midterm elections this fall, but they will still have to overcome skepticism among younger voters who question the impact of their vote and who face a series of logistical hurdles imposed by several Republican-led states. Read more
Student loan forgiveness reversal: Do you still qualify? Here’s what to know
The Department of Education quietly updated its eligibility for borrowers who would qualify for student loan forgiveness on Thursday. Read more
English universities face fines over dropout and employment rates
Universities will face sanctions if not enough students go on to graduate-level jobs within 15 months, if too many drop out or fail to earn degrees, England’s higher education regulator has warned. Read more
