Harvard demands personal essays from applicants in equity bid
As part of Biden-endorsed response to Supreme Court ban on race-based preferences, Ivy League elite requires applicants to describe life experiences Read more
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Why is Houston shutting down libraries at some of its poorest public schools?
Former library spaces will now be ‘multipurpose’ rooms; disruptive students will be stationed there to watch footage of their classrooms Read more
Embattled anthropology prof settles lawsuit with SJSU, gets gig as ‘heterodox’ scholar
After an 18-month legal battle with San Jose State University, anthropology Professor Elizabeth Weiss recently agreed to retire from her job to settle a lawsuit she filed against her employers. Read more
Why is West Virginia University eliminating 9% of its academic programs?
West Virginia University is continuing a trend of drastic changes to its academic program and structure. This time, however, it’s not just focused on consolidating colleges. It’s focused on elimination. Read more
Biden Administration Releases Guidance on Affirmative Action
The administration’s long-awaited resources are meant to help colleges navigate the murky legal fallout of the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ruling. Read more
‘Shark Tank’ star to teach business students about Dylan Mulvaney, Bud Light’s collapsed sales
On Jul 31, Canadian investor and “Shark Tank” star Kevin O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful,” announced plans to teach about the “unprecedented” boycott of Bud Light to college students nationwide this fall. Read more
Today’s college rankings still measure the wrong things. It’s time to reinvent them
Despite the recent changes to U.S. News & World Report’s college rankings, the list of universities proclaiming they want no part of the rankings reads like a “Who’s Who” of American higher education. Yale, Harvard, Georgetown, Columbia, Stanford and the University of Pennsylvania are among those that have announced they will no longer share data for the magazine’s rankings. Read more
US university discovers 142-year-old observatory buried on campus
Construction workers at Michigan State University hit something hard earlier this summer while installing hammock poles into the ground outside a residence hall. Read more
Pizza-hauling robots and app ordering as campus dining goes high tech
A typical game day at the University of Wisconsin Madison campus is filled with throngs of students, alumni and parents—all clad in white and red—making their way through the packed crowd to snag a seat among the stands of Camp Randall Stadium. Read more
Biden open access order under threat from Republican budget bill
As annual US budget process approaches its crescendo, Republicans try to block order that forbids paywalls on federally funded findings Read more
