Declining Enrollment, FAFSA Issues Led to More Cuts in July
Enrollment challenges, compounded by the FAFSA fiasco, drove layoffs and program cuts as colleges sought to plug budget holes. Read more
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Deakin’s landmark India campus seeks to help tackle unemployment
Industry links seen as key for one of the first foreign universities to set up a base in India Read more
U. Arizona accused of soliciting minors for LGBTQ+ program without parental consent
A University of Arizona “pride” program is facing backlash for allegedly working with a local school district to solicit minors for LGBTQ+ mental health screenings without a parent’s consent. Read more
Mizzou Dissolves DEI Office
Facing pressure from conservative lawmakers, Missouri’s flagship university is disbanding its inclusion, diversity and equity division, undoing a keystone achievement of the 2015 campus protests over racial equity. Read more
Automatic green cards for overseas graduates of US HE is a bad idea
In a recent podcast, Donald Trump reacted to an invitation to “promise us that you will give us more ability to import the best and brightest…to America” by saying: “You should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country.” Read more
How the Education Department Wants to Police Online Education
The department says it needs more data about online education to hold those programs accountable. Institutions say the agency is overcorrecting. Read more
‘Urgent review’ of TPS needed as more universities seek exit
New government told to consider post-92s’ legal obligation to participate in scheme as some consider setting up subsidiary companies to opt out Read more
Which musical instrument is the easiest to learn?
The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions on subjects ranging from trivial flights of fancy to profound scientific and philosophical concepts Readv more
Conservative professor disciplined for criticizing DEI gets $2.4 million to settle lawsuit against college
A Bakersfield College professor who was investigated and disciplined after he questioned the use of grant money to fund social justice initiatives at his school has agreed to a $2.4 million settlement to resolve his lawsuit. Read more
Taylor & Francis AI Deal Sets ‘Worrying Precedent’ for Academic Publishing
The publisher didn’t give authors any notice before selling access to its data to Microsoft for $10 million. The agreement could improve academic research, but it further entrenches the predatory nature of academic publishing, experts say. Read more
