Affirmative action is dead. How about reparations?
As colleges reckon with the Supreme Court’s affirmative action ban, some see an opportunity to return to the policy’s early roots: reparations through admissions. Read more
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University degrees: No longer a financial fast-track
A recent study has revealed that the financial benefits of university degrees in Australia, particularly at the bachelor’s level, are on a downward trajectory. Read more
70+ Columbia student groups publish anti-Israel manifesto, demand school reinstate clubs suspended for threats and intimidation
After Columbia University suspended two anti-Israel student groups for “threatening rhetoric and intimidation,” the two suspended groups and a coalition of 70 other student groups have issued a list of demands, including their own reinstatement and that the school cut all ties with Israel. Read more
Guidance to allow transgender children to socially transition in English schools
Transgender children in England will be able to socially transition at school, subject to conditions to be detailed in guidance issued to schools later this year. Read more
These 6 schools are under investigation for hate on campus
The Department of Education has opened investigations at six colleges and universities for alleged Title VI shared ancestry violations relating to antisemitism, anti-Muslim and anti-Arab discrimination since the outbreak of the war in Palestine and Israel. Read more
Gen Z wants action movies, not woke storylines: UCLA study
Gen Z would rather see movies that show two men fighting each other, rather than kissing one another, according to a new survey from the University of California Los Angeles. Read more
South Dakota College proposes cannabis education requirement
Voters approved medical cannabis in the state in 2020, but the industry still has critics. Can an education program for marijuana dispensary workers improve the industry’s credibility? Read more
Scholars urged to combat ‘manosphere’ misuse of sex research
Scientific writing should avoid use of terms like ‘cuckold’, says paper finding antifeminist online forums often draw on ‘reputable research’ Read more
Wales wants to shorten summer school holidays – but are they really too long?
Wales is making the latest attempt to detach school holidays from the agricultural needs and religious events that have influenced dates for 150 years, arguing it helps parents and disadvantaged children to have fixed breaks spread out more evenly through the year. Read more
Grand Canyon University, Feds rumble after for-profit slapped with $38 million lawsuit
Grand Canyon University (Ariz.) President Brian Mueller was fired up last week, announcing that he’s going toe-to-toe with the Department of Education. Mueller, who believes GCU has been unjustly targeted, is appealing the Department’s $37.7 million fine waging that the university engaged in false advertising. Read more
