It’s time to ‘decolonize the business curriculum,’ university administrator argues
Universities should “decolonize” their business school curriculum, according to a senior administrator and professor at King’s College in London. Read more
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Competitive Colleges Have a Great Admissions Year
Private colleges are boasting about a record year, but most of them will have to wait until May 1. Read more
Boston pays for illegal immigrants’ college tuition with federal stimulus money
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a financial expansion of the Tuition-Free Community College Plan, which will now cover up to three years of college tuition for illegal immigrants. Read more
A Texas Trilogy of Anti-DEI, Tenure Bills
Three Texas bills would end tenure, force universities to fire professors who “attempt to compel” certain beliefs and ban what the legislation defines as diversity, equity and inclusion programming. The State Senate has already passed one. Read more
Cornell rejects student government resolution for mandating trigger warnings
Cornell University leaders have rejected a student government resolution that would require instructors to provide trigger warnings and allow students to opt-out of “exposure” without penalty. Read more
Harvard and MIT launch nonprofit to increase college access
What would you do if you had $800 million to build a new nonprofit to support innovation in online learning? Read more
Bates College mandates ‘Race, Power, Privilege and Colonialism’ curriculum
Earlier this month, faculty at Bates College in Maine voted in favor of a new "Race, Power, Privilege, and Colonialism" (RPPC) course requirement that students must complete in order to graduate. Read more
Education Department will terminate aid to Florida Career College
The U.S. Department of Education announced today it will stop providing federal student grant and loan payments to Florida Career College (FCC), a for-profit school whose predatory practices Republic Report helped expose in a May 2020 investigation. Read more
Juice: European Space Agency mission to Jupiter’s icy moons postponed
The European Space Agency (Esa) has postponed a planned launch of a satellite to the planet Jupiter. Read more
Australia Recovers With Foreign Students, but Not Domestic
A strong labor market and the rising cost of living are driving down domestic enrollments in Australia. Read more
