Simple interventions can curb cheating, study finds
A new study evaluates how six simple interventions, including quizzing students on academic honesty, appear to have reduced cheating in a computer science course. Read more
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Yale University requiring bivalent booster shot for spring semester
Yale University is requiring students to get bivalent COVID booster shot by the 2023 spring semester. Read more
Cato Institute sues to stop Biden $400 billion student loan bailout
The libertarian Cato Institute filed a lawsuit to stop President Joe Biden’s student loan bailout with the help of the New Civil Liberties Alliance. The cost of the bailout has been estimated at around $400 billion. Read more
US universities find students way behind after Covid
Berkeley among institutions admitting it’s overwhelmed by freshers struggling in classes and low on resilience Read more
Wikipedia, once shunned, now embraced in the classroom
Professors who incorporate Wikipedia-editing assignments into coursework enhance their students’ digital literacy skills while broadening their own roles—from educating college students to educating society. Read more
What should colleges care about?
Last week I asked, “If you were in charge of the admissions office at a top-50 college or university, how would you decide which applicants got accepted as undergraduates and which got rejected?” Read more
V-c’s funding plea ‘shows funding struggle’ at Indian universities
While India’s prestigious IITs flex fundraising muscle, others in sector are ‘left in the lurch’ Read more
Academics receive $297 million in NIH funds to study racism and health
The National Institutes of Health pledged to fund 437 projects and 43 sub-projects examining racism in healthcare a total of $297,282,984 for fiscal year 2022, according to an analysis by The College Fix. Read more
What’s behind the sky-high cost of a college education — and are there any solutions?
The Biden administration’s announcement that up to $20,000 in student loan debt will be canceled for borrowers will bring welcome relief to millions, as long as courts allow. But that relief won’t do anything to slow the rapidly rising cost of going to college. Read more
Pushing Their Peers to the Polls
College students turned out in force for the 2018 and 2020 elections. Some have been working hard this cycle to make sure that trend continues. Read more
