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The demands placed on colleges and universities have evolved beyond providing a world-renowned education. Schools today vying to win applicants over must toe the line between investing in top-notch student support programs and keeping their degrees affordable all while sustaining long-term economic health. Read more
Extensive comparison of course descriptions to actual syllabuses shows persistent silos, with highest cost for science students Read more
GCSEs in Italian and Polish are to be assessed digitally in England from 2026, with plans to move at least one large-entry subject such as English to partial digital assessment by the end of the decade, a major exam board has announced. Read more
West Virginia University’s Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Meshea Poore makes $234,537 per year plus benefits, a salary that outpaces her fellow employees by significant margins and comes even as the public institution faces a $45 million deficit. Read more
Most college and university presidents disagree with the decision on race-conscious admissions and think it will reduce diversity in higher education—just not at their institutions, a new survey finds. Read more
Students at New York public universities have access to abortion pills on campus for the first time this fall, a change that pro-life leaders say puts lives at risk and lacks support for families. Read more
At Harvard and beyond, politicised sector sees new battles erupt between students, faculty, donors and lawmakers over attitudes towards Palestinians Read more
The Pennsylvania liberal arts college recently made headlines for closing its literary journal. Professors say they now fear more cuts. Read more
St. Olaf College Associate Professor of Physics Prabal Adhikari has been awarded a Funding for Accelerated, Inclusive Research (FAIR) grant by the United States Department of Energy (DOE) to establish a quantum computing research program aimed at solving open problems in theoretical nuclear physics while simultaneously diversifying the physics student pipeline. Read more
A news release stated the Stillman College Cybersecurity Center received $500,000 in grant funding and additional support from Google’s Cybersecurity Clinics Fund. Read more
