Last Biden pardon of student loans could cost $600,000,000,000
President Joe Biden’s Department of Education has proposed a student loan forgiveness plan to take effect after President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Read more
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Higher ed market: Is it too hard to open a new college?
Despite recent fluctuations and dire future forecasts, the number of college students has grown over the last 30 years. But the number of colleges and universities competing in the higher ed market has not. Read more
In Wisconsin, Professors Worry AI Could Replace Them
Faculty say a proposed policy change could lead to AI-run classes at the Universities of Wisconsin System. University officials say their fears are overblown. Read more
Are Elite Colleges Circumventing the Supreme Court?
In July 2023, the Supreme Court issued landmark decisions in SFFA v. Harvard and SFFA v. UNC, ruling that using race as a factor in college admissions is unconstitutional. Read more
Brown U. rejects oil-funded research ban, says all corporate donors will be made public
Brown University rejected petitions to ban oil and gas funded research, opting instead for transparency in donations to the school. Read more
Cornell Interim President Accused of Violating Academic Freedom After Email Leaks
A professor’s accusation that another’s course is antisemitic and dangerous spilled out into public after the interim president weighed in and his private email was shared. Read more
Columbia, Penn State cancer researchers face retractions, one blames LGBTQ discrimination
Two prominent cancer researchers at Columbia and Pennsylvania State universities had their research articles retracted recently due to allegations of misconduct, including the use of manipulated data. Read more
Students Think Faculty Should Be Mentors. What Does That Look Like?
Over half of students believe their professors are at least somewhat responsible for being a mentor to them. Faculty weigh in on the feasibility of this effort. Read more
Four in 10 UK university governors are white British men
Governors representing multiple protected characteristics could mean only a ‘small number of individuals’ are responsible for boosting boards’ diversity figures Read more
ETSU president resists Congressional pressure, maintains controversial art exhibit depicting Mike Johnson as a Nazi with new ‘waiver’ requirement for viewing
East Tennessee State University President Brian Noland has announced that the Fletcher Exhibit will remain on campus, despite its inclusion of works containing conservative figures alongside swastikas, Hitler, and Ku Klux Klan hoods. Read more
