Fewer institutions announced layoffs in August compared to the earlier summer months. But at several universities that did, the cuts were sweeping. Read more

Top-tier institutions accused of not engaging with concerns about scale of overseas cohorts Read more

Court briefs outline how book ban creates hostile environment including discrimination based on sex Read more

Two professors discussed dismantling capitalism and electing a female president to restore reproductive rights, and warned of a dystopian future with “cannibalism” and “forced breeding camps,” at an event held Wednesday at Arizona State University. Read more

Australian scholars say improving response times make website “an appealing tool” for cheating, but findings are disputed. Read more

For many administrators, the upper echelon of college rankings can appear as nothing more than glitzy showroom setpieces for the Ivy League and other elites. They may be left to wonder why these lists dismiss the vast majority of institutions that routinely support most of today’s college students. Read more

The money from the NSF grant could have paid tuition and other costs for more than 100 students. Read more

Thousands of schoolchildren in Rio de Janeiro’s favelas miss classes and risk violence as Brazil’s police battle drug gangs Read more

The Biden Administration has proposed a new regulation to ban asynchronous learning for “career-based programs.” Read more

Senior leadership is beginning to view alternative credentials as a fundamental aspect of their enrollment strategy—and accreditors are listening. But costs, opaque data and unfruitful corporate outreach efforts have prevented colleges and universities from implementing the programs at scale, to name a few barriers. Read more