Biden orders plans for reopening campuses safely
New Safer Schools and Campuses Best Practices Clearinghouse will enable colleges and universities to share best practices
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A threat to private Colleges?
President Biden's proposal to make public colleges free could mean more students may be able to go to college, but it could also mean the end for some private institutions.
DeVos was terrible at her job and knew nothing about public schools. That was exactly what the far right wanted
Even Betsy DeVos — one of the longest-serving of Donald Trump's revolving-door cabinet secretaries — finally reached what she called an "inflection point" with the former president's open call for violent insurrection, resigning slightly before he left office.
Facing $37M in funding cuts, Kansas colleges given broader latitude to fire employees
According to calculations from the Kansas Legislative Research Department, Gov. Laura Kelly’s budget as presented to state lawmakers last week amounts to a $37.4 million reduction in state general funding for higher education.
Music professor sues university for punishing him over defense of ‘racist’ composer
Timothy Jackson followed through on his threat to sue the University of Northern Texas for investigating him in response to his defense of a 19th century composer.
Chinese universities told student cheating could cost them funding
Campuses rated below par for three years in a row could be asked to suspend undergraduate recruitment
Suspending the Rules for Faculty Layoffs
Citing COVID-19, Kansas's state governing board makes it much easier for institutions to suspend or terminate even tenured faculty members.
Biden Extends Break on Repaying Student Loans
President Biden gives student loan borrowers an additional nine months before they have to start making payments again.
University of Oregon begins disarming police
The University of Oregon will cut its number of armed officers by 26 percent while increasing the number of “unarmed community service officers.”
Biden helps colleges with action on student loans and immigration
New president welcomed by higher education groups, but faces tough legislative hurdles
