How big a role will stackable degrees play in higher ed’s future?
Students are beginning to realize that stacking credentials is a more economical way of getting an education Read more
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Students criticize Biden’s loan cancellation plan
On this week’s episode of Campus Countdown, Campus Reform Correspondent Emily Sturge reported on the Biden Administration's student loan cancellation plan. Read more
Hackers infiltrate second-largest US school district in growing trend
Hackers targeted the second-largest school district in the US with a cyber-attack over Labor Day weekend, officials at Los Angeles unified school district have confirmed. Read more
Scholars demand African Studies journal retract article written by white academics
Two white Africanist scholars were heavily criticized on social media recently by many of their colleagues over a paper they wrote on decolonization, citing concerns over “white saviorism” and “frontierism.” Read more
Professors at N.J. university threaten to strike just as students are set to return
The union that represents Rider University’s professors voted Thursday to authorize its leadership to strike if it and the school cannot reach a “fair and equitable contract,” according to a statement from the Rider University Chapter of the American Association of Union Professors. Read more
Students Vote for Remote (Employees)
When making decisions about whether non-faculty employees’ jobs could be done remotely or under a hybrid arrangement, college and university officials may not realize that most students don’t expect or feel they need in-person staff. Read more
Professor receives $6K to work on ‘gender identities’ in ‘British literary culture’ research
The National Endowment for the Humanities recently awarded a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee professor $6,000 for a book “theorizing Victorian gender identities through literature and authorial biography.” Read more
The French ‘finishing school’ educating the far-right leaders of tomorrow
The first time he walked through the doors of the Institut de Formation Politique (IFP), French student Jacques Smith noticed the cozy atmosphere and the elite feel of the place -- but mainly, that he was "surrounded by right-wing people and right-wing lecturers," he told CNN. Read more
Biden Education Department staff will get $500K from student loan bailout: report
President Joe Biden’s $300 billion student loan bailout will benefit some of his political appointees to the U.S. Department of Education, according to a new analysis from a government watchdog. Read more
One in five UK children do not own any books of their own
Almost one in five (18.6%) UK children between the ages of five and eight do not have access to books at home, new research has revealed. Read more
