‘Price gouging from Covid’: student ebooks costing up to 500% more than in print
Call for inquiry into academic publishers as locked-down students unable to access study material online
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Female academics bounced back in publishing as lockdowns eased
Percentage of papers with female authors rose markedly in latter part of 2020
Appointment of Sandy Hook Denier to Education Committee Draws Criticism
The Democratic chairman of the House education committee joined the call Thursday opposing the appointment to the committee of a controversial freshman Republican congresswoman who has called the 2012 Sandy Hook elementary school massacre a hoax.
Dept of Ed staff recommend terminating DeVos-backed college accreditor
Staffers at the Department of Education recommended that the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools no longer receive federal recognition.
Universities still silent on if they would host Trump’s presidential library
A number of universities that could potentially host President Trump’s presidential library were silent when asked by The College Fix if they would host it.
MPs call for student Covid disruption funding in England to be doubled
Cross-party group says potential £700m fund is needed to help students experiencing hardship
Parents, Loans and Fairness
The rising cost of college has led to an increase in parents taking out student loans for their children. Should these loans be canceled?
How 3 colleges are preparing for a ‘demographic pothole’
High school graduates expected to peak at 4 million in 2025 before hitting a 'demographic pothole'
Colleges closed many campus services during pandemic…but still charged students for them
Lawsuits across the country have been filed against colleges for charging students fees for services that were cut off during the pandemic.
UCLA faculty collective demands campus policing be defunded, abolished
An effort underway at UCLA led by a faculty coalition is calling for administrators to defund and abolish police activity on campus.
