Eastern Michigan leases housing to private companies in exchange for renovations
The university will retain student-facing services such as residence life, residency assignments, billing and managing compliance with housing agreements. Read more
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West Point teaches cadets CRT, public records reveal
Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point were instructed through several training sessions about critical race theory, according to documents and slides obtained through public records requests. Read more
How Kenya’s degree requirement for top political posts turned into a fiasco
The rush for academic credentials is nothing new ahead of a Kenyan election. Candidates are challenged about the existence or validity of their university degrees, and controversy is common. Read more
27 of top 30 universities are increasing tuition again after COVID-era rate hikes
A Campus Reform analysis of tuition figures from the U.S. News & World Report found that Vanderbilt University increased its tuition the most in that timeframe. Read more
Texas A&M receives $50 million for new entrepreneurship program
Students at Texas A&M university who want to study entrepreneurship and business development will have more opportunities to do so thanks to a $50 million donation. Read more
The rise of the joyless university
College campuses devoid of purpose and community are producing students who are aimless and sad. Read more
Dropouts among poor fall to historic lows
China has made efforts to stop poor students from dropping out of elementary and middle schools in the past decade, leaving no child behind and enhancing education equality. Read more
A New College at the University of Maine Worries Faculty
A systemwide college for engineering and computer science aims to address the state’s shortage of skilled workers. But the effort has some faculty worried about the autonomy of their programs. Read more
2022 hardest year ‘in living memory’ to enter UK medical school
Medical school heads say this is the hardest year “in living memory” for A-level students to get a place to study medicine, with several thousand high-achieving applicants left without a place. Read more
Winning exchange: How the University of Houston keeps producing Fulbright scholars
The Hispanic-Serving Institution is becoming a model for success in getting talented scholars into the program. Read more
