Multiple suicides leave WPI reeling
A spate of student deaths has deeply shaken Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Student mental health issues, worsened by the pandemic, are a concern that extends to campuses across the U.S. read more
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Racial critique of Supreme Court pick imperils Georgetown posting
Conservative’s appointment as constitutional studies chief derailed over demeaning Biden plan for black female Supreme Court nominee Read more
Princeton alumni group publishes letter criticizing event’s lack of viewpoint diversity
Princetonians for Free Speech published a letter ahead of a Jan. 19 panel at the university, criticizing the event for its lack of "ideological diversity." Read more
Colleges Cope With IT Staff Flight in Wake of Pandemic
With information technology skills in high demand across industries, many colleges are finding they can’t hold on to talent. Read more
Low-income students at these colleges tend to earn more in the long run
40-year earnings can exceed $1 million for low-income students who earn associate’s degrees and certificates. Read more
UCSB student newspaper editors pledge to reject opinion pieces that cause discomfort
Opinion editors at the Daily Nexus, the student-run newspaper at the University of California Santa Barbara, recently pledged to not publish opinion pieces that make people feel uncomfortable or unsafe. Read more
University writing instructors are no longer grading students’ writing
Two writing program lecturers at Boston University recently wrote about the 'ungrading' practices they and their colleagues are following. Read more
Georgetown suspends scholar for tweet against Biden’s ‘affirmative action’ Supreme Court nomination process
Georgetown Law has suspended an incoming administrator for a tweet that criticized President Joe Biden’s public pledge to only nominate a Black woman to the Supreme Court to replace Justice Stephen Breyer. Read more
State Higher Ed Funding Tops $100B in Fiscal 2022
Without accounting for inflation, state funding levels increased by 6.5 percent year over year in fiscal 2022. This jump is due in part to ongoing federal support, recovering state revenues and reversals of state funding cuts from earlier in the pandemic. Read more
Course Hero, Ed-Tech Company, Hires Ed-Tech Critic
The platform for sharing course materials is hiring critical digital pedagogy scholar Sean Michael Morris to help it reinvent how it approaches teaching and learning. Read more
