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On Monday, The Daily Beast reported that a school district in East Bernard Texas, just southwest of Houston, is investigating after a prom group chat reportedly took a racist turn, with white students posting slurs and even a lynching threat. Read more
An Indian exam board has withdrawn a passage from a nationwide English exam that appeared to promote the subservience of wives, after an outcry over “blatant misogyny”. Read more
One lawmaker says an institution has 'turned its back on the values of intellectual diversity and the discussion of differing viewpoints.' Read more
Under a new initiative from MIT Press, early purchasing commitments from a subset of libraries will make the spring 2022 slate of monographs and edited collections open access. Read more
Hong Kong University, now under direct Chinese Communist Party control, has ordered that the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture be removed from campus. Read more
Multiple universities are requiring COVID-19 booster shots for returning employees and students next semester. Read more
Government guidance wants face-to-face teaching, but university concerned about students getting stuck on campus Read more
An undocumented graduate of UCLA created an alumni association to help undocumented alumni navigate the challenges of life after college. Now other institutions are following suit. Read more
DePaul University officials will move all winter quarter classes online for two weeks due to concerns about the omicron variant. Read more
At a time when colleges are increasingly focused on how to get and keep students enrolled, some of the most surprising challenges are not academic but logistical. Read more
