UChicago retracts no-whites allowed med school stipend program
The University of Chicago’s medical school changed its stipend program that excluded white students after a foundation warned that it could be in violation of federal law. Read more
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The University of Chicago’s medical school changed its stipend program that excluded white students after a foundation warned that it could be in violation of federal law. Read more
In repose to Florida’s 9,500 teaching and supporting staff vacancies, Governor Ron DeSantis signed into law Senate bill 869 on June 9, allowing veterans to teach without having a bachelor's degree. Read more
Lynn University finds that the personal focus of its admissions program works. New student enrollment is up 59 percent in the last 10 years. Read more
“It’s not just about graduating,” Randy Gardner, chancellor of the Ohio Department of Higher Education, told host Mike Kallmeyer. “It’s about retaining [graduates] to be a part of our workforce.” Read more
Following the Student Government Association president's attempt to halt funding to pro-life businesses, the University of North Carolina (UNC) at Chapel Hill's Board of Trustees released a public resolution reaffirming its commitment to viewpoint neutrality. Read more
When he was 21, Stanley Andrisse hit rock bottom. “I was sitting in a courtroom facing 20 years to life and had this prosecutor telling me that I had no hope for changing,” Andrisse says. He was convicted on three felony counts and spent the next few years in a Missouri prison. Read more
Curious Cures is a two-year project to conserve more than 180 manuscripts, revealing the ‘precarity of medieval life’ and strangeness of pre-scientific medicine Read more
The Department of Education’s pending investigation into antisemitism at the University of Southern California is “significant” according to a legal director for the center that filed the initial complaint. Read more
President Biden has yet to deliver on his campaign promise to forgive at least some student loan debt. Doing so would be a big win for key voting blocs heading into the midterms, but some are hoping for more forgiveness than others. Read more
A new academic year brings new challenges, including housing, but campuses are working hard to meet demands. Read more