Student and faculty perspectives on digital learning differ
A new report shows misalignments in institutional and student views on preferences for virtual instruction and experience with generative AI. Read more
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UConn hosts second annual ‘Queer Science Conference’ for high schoolers to ‘celebrate science – and themselves’
On June 4, the University of Connecticut (UConn) celebrated Pride Month by hosting its second annual “Queer Science Conference,” which is offered “to give queer and trans youth role models in various STEM [science, technology, engineering, and math] fields.” Read more
Our son is refusing to go to school – and we feel so isolated
After Covid lockdowns, our primary school-age son decided retirement is what he needs, not being at school. Initially, he returned to school happy and excited. The school ramped up the learning, saying the children were behind, and he struggled with that. Read more
Feds to begin tracking sexual orientation and gender identity of PhD earners
The federal government will soon begin asking for the sexual orientation and gender identity of PhD earners in addition to the typical demographic data it has tracked for decades. Read more
As student mental health worsens, Colleges embrace happiness courses
Centenary University’s new master’s degree program in happiness studies emerges as courses related to well-being proliferate on college campuses. Read more
Boston University bucks higher ed woes with 30% application boom
Nearly 81,000 students applied to the school for the Fall 2022 first-year cohort, marking a 30% increase from 2019 before the pandemic upended college campuses. Read more
Americans want to protect Father’s Day from gender ideology
Springfield College in Massachusetts recently released a language guide aimed at replacing gender-specific terms like “father” and “mother” with more gender-neutral language like “parent” on its campus. Read more
Germany’s largest university buys UK college and degree powers
AI teaching leader’ IU, majority owned by private equity firm, adds Canadian university to portfolio alongside London banking education provider Read more
American flag causes ‘anxiety’ for Marquette professor
A Marquette University professor says he gets “anxious” when he sees an American flag. Read more
Sanders introduces bill to make community college free by taxing wall street
The College for All Act of 2023 would massively change the higher education landscape in the U.S., taking a step toward Sanders’s long-standing goal of making public college free for all. It would make community college and public vocational schools tuition-free for all students, while making any public college and university free for students from single-parent households making less than $125,000 or couples making less than $250,000 — or, the vast majority of families in the U.S. Read more
