Lawrence Krauss is currently the world’s most preeminent theoretical physicist who spends his time answering some of the most difficult questions humanity faces in the universe. Read more

Transfer enrollment from two- to four-year institutions, already down in 2021, continued to fall through the second year of the pandemic, the National Student Clearinghouse finds. Read more

Still weighing reputation heavily, the new list includes mainstays near the top but a lot of publics in the top 40. Read more

The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression (FIRE) released its 2022-2023 university rankings on Wednesday morning. The ratings preview how college campuses respect freedom of speech through speech codes, administrative behavior, and student perception. Read more

A new Niche report uncovers patterns from many incoming freshman concerned about pricing in higher education. Read more

It’s common to say that everyone remembers a great teacher, although I’ve always found that the stupendously bad ones also stick in the memory. What is certainly true is that what happens in our school years does have lasting effects, for good or ill. Read more

A theater professor filed a federal lawsuit against Southern Utah University after it sanctioned him for refusing to use the preferred pronouns of a “non-binary” student. Read more

One of the biggest fears of many Chinese parents I interview is that their children will not perform well in high school and college entrance exams, and they will end up in a vocational institution. Read more

Magazine announces that it won’t punish colleges where few students submit scores; Columbia admits to providing incorrect information for past rankings. Read more

As schools reopen across the United States after the summer vacation, the mass shooting at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, is fresh in the minds of parents, students, teachers, administrators and first responders. Read more