Two prominent Republican lawmakers have proposed a bill that would compel universities to follow the recent Supreme Court ruling banning affirmative action by creating a new arm of the government charged with enforcement. Read more

The mega–pop star’s impact on supply and demand, monopolies, and cost efficiencies make her prime teaching material for economics courses. Read more

A plagiarism war has erupted since Claudine Gay announced her resignation from Harvard University. After Business Insider suggested Neri Oxman—a prominent MIT grad and wife of billionaire philanthropist William Ackman—had plagiarized in her dissertation, Ackman promised to leverage AI capabilities to review the published work of all of MIT’s faculty, its president and the work of the faculties at other Ivy Leagues. Read more

Incongruous Australian indexation rules to see arts students paying A$17,000 a year, unless accord’s final report produces an overhaul Read more

Most high school educators recognize the value of microcredentials, but a dearth of available data on outcomes can make them hesitant to recommend nondegree pathways to students. Read more

Many medical schools are adopting a flawed theory called “racial concordance” to justify admitting students based on their race, a medical watchdog organization warned in a new report Read more

Recently, criticism of global university rankings has intensified. The causes and the possible consequences of this discontent are diverse and the future is hard to see, but it is a good bet that, in a few years, the international ranking scene will look very different. Read more

Conservative billionaire-backed bids for university’s Overseers board produces complaints about process and vows to try again next year Read more

The Department of Labor is considering broadening who qualifies for “permanent employment” as a foreign workers, a change that could include expanding what is considered a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, job. Read more

An Oregon university announced they will abandon failing letter grades, citing a “GPA fixation” that negatively impacts students. Read more