Korean universities hit with overseas recruitment bans
Government ‘shifts blame’ for visa overstayers to universities, in blow to regional institutions wrestling with declining domestic population Read more
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This is how one university event encouraged ‘littles’ to ‘explore’ their gender identity
Washington University in St. Louis hosted a Transgender Day of Visibility event “supporting transgender youth” which criticized recent legislation concerning LGBT issues as “abhorrent” and encouraged young children to “explore” gender identity. Read more
Citing ‘equity,’ nation’s largest four-year university system drops SAT, ACT admissions requirement
The 23-campus California State University has dropped the SAT and ACT standardized tests requirement for its admissions process, citing equity concerns. Read more
What is stopping colleges from big growth in continuing education programs?
A disconnect from the top and those leading departments is driving a wedge between enrollment and revenues. Read more
A class of their own
Students of a pioneering program at Beijing Dance Academy in the 1990s celebrate the 25th anniversary of their graduation, Chen Nan reports. Read more
UK graduate jobs outnumbered graduates by 1m in 2020, study shows
The UK has nearly a million graduate-level jobs without qualified staff filling them, according to a report for universities that predicts the labour market’s appetite for graduates will remain strong in the near future. Read more
Schooling Colleges on Student Loan Repayment
Wisconsin officials are informing college employees, from professors to custodians, that they can get their student loans forgiven through a federal program for which many wrongly assumed they were ineligible. Read more
Streetman discusses new “Race and Resistance Studies” major
On Friday's episode of Campus Countdown, Campus Reform Correspondent Abigail Streetman speaks about San Francisco State University’s new undergraduate major in “Race and Resistance Studies.” Read more
University of Virginia explores options to be fossil fuel free by 2050
The University of Virginia is considering a plan that would phase out the school’s usage of fossil fuels by the year 2050 and make the college carbon neutral by 2030. Read more
Smaller Georgia colleges grapple with huge declines in enrollment
Educators believe the freefall will continue amid projections of decreasing birthrates and fewer students graduating from high school. Read more
