The new plague on Campus: loneliness
Surgeon General Vivek Murthy launched his “We Are Made to Connect” campus tour last month, highlighting the role colleges can play in curing the loneliness epidemic. Read more
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Here are 2 areas where your first-generation students need more attention
More than half of today’s college students are first-generation, and some of the country’s most populous states just so happen to have the highest concentration of such learners. However, first-generation students are prone to fall behind in higher education and beyond, which has prompted colleges, universities and related organizations to recognize their struggles—and alleviate them. Read more
Judge’s Order Complicates Education Department’s Borrower-Defense Program
For-profit DeVry University won’t have to pay nearly $24 million to the U.S.—for now—thanks to a court ruling that could hamper the department’s plans to make colleges that mislead their students pay up. Read more
‘A historic moment’: Oregon teachers launch first-ever strike
About 45,000 Portland students out of class as union follows lead of UAW and WGA in action over pay and conditions Read more
Tuition-free access expanding across California community college campuses
As enrollment rates across California’s community college system took heavy losses following the Covid-19 pandemic, colleges have focused on advertising their tuition-free access in recent months. Read more
Libraries and counties cut ties with American Library Association after ‘Marxist’ lesbian’s election
At least eight government entities have cut ties with the American Library Association since its new “Marxist lesbian” president took over, a College Fix analysis found. Read more
Trump free College plan taps ‘restless discontent’ over Higher Ed
The plan to create a national online college is a political nonstarter, experts say, but it capitalizes on concerns about price and politics in higher education. Read more
Ohio State University doubled DEI staff in five years, payroll costs almost tripled
Ohio State University has more than doubled its diversity staff in just five years, hiring more than 100 new DEI-related employees between 2018 and 2023, swelling the headcount from 88 to 189, a College Fix analysis found. Read more
Can Microcredentials bring stop-outs back to College?
A swath of learners who left college before earning a degree say microcredentials and credit for prior learning could entice them back to college, according to a new survey. Read more
Columbia University students walk out of Hillary Clinton lecture as Israel-Hamas protests roil campus
Student protesters at Columbia University walked out of international and public affairs classes Wednesday afternoon — including a lecture by Hillary Clinton — to stand with pro-Palestinian students who have been doxxed and harassed, and feel threatened and unsafe on campus. Read more
