Oregon: Portland teachers strike over class sizes, pay and lack of resources
Schools closed for 45,000 students in strike union says is first ever walkout in Portland school district Read more
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Geologist field camps criticized as reliving Manifest Destiny, conquest
Educating aspiring geologists in field camps is problematic and needs to be fundamentally changed, according to some critics of the practice, prompting one famed geologist to cry foul. Read more
Universities can’t accommodate all the Computer Science majors
High interest in the field has led to overcrowded classes and other issues. Now some institutions are adding requirements to help force students out of the major. Read more
How degree-granting colleges can reap rewards from alternative pathway students
With Gen Z students loving non-degree pathways, the next logical line of thinking for some degree-granting colleges and universities is what they can do to enlighten potential students of their institutions’ benefits. Read more
Bullying support network launched due to universities’ ‘inaction’
Group hopes to instigate culture change in UK higher education to stop ‘toleration’ of bullies Read more
‘Is this an appropriate use of AI or not?’: teachers say classrooms are now AI testing labs
Educators are trying to understand how these tools work and, perhaps most pressingly, how they can be misused Read more
Washington and Lee University employs 1 administrator for every 3 undergrads
Washington and Lee University employs roughly one administrator for every three undergraduate students, according to a College Fix analysis. Read more
Debunking perceptions about value of Humanities degrees
An American Academy of Arts and Sciences report found humanities majors in all but four states had median incomes at least 40 percent higher than workers with only a high school degree. Read more
Major Christian university slapped with record fine for misleading students about cost
One of the largest private Christian universities in the United States is being slapped with a hefty fine for allegedly misleading graduate students about the cost of their programs, Read more
With Gen Z students loving non-degree pathways, here’s how higher ed leaders can adapt
"Generation Z is interested in something new," says the report's lead researcher Susan Acevedo-Moyer. "New ways of learning and connecting education to a career. Higher education leaders need to figure out how to incorporate that into their curricula." Read more
