4 predictions about how colleges will leverage technology to support students
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‘Radical activist tactics’ celebrated at virtual ‘die-in’ protest for stricter campus COVID regulations
KSU Covid Safety Coalition, a student-led organization at Kent State University, held a virtual “die-in” protest Tuesday to pressure the school administration to adopt stricter COVID-19 guidelines. Read more
Nevada higher ed officials demand reinstatement of student vaccine mandate
The Nevada System of Higher Education issued a non-binding letter of recommendation for a student vaccine mandate after the Board of Health's original mandate was overturned. Read more
Arizona Global’s Struggles Grow as Lawsuit and Accreditor Outcomes Loom
With its accreditor’s decision on potential sanctions due soon, the University of Arizona Global Campus is also contending with lower-than-expected enrollment and a California lawsuit. Read more
Are we seizing a huge opportunity to make higher ed more equitable?
'We have to shift away from the idea that prestige is about who an institution excludes," says IHEP President Mamie Voight. Read more
Students describe life on campus under ‘health surveillance’
This month, college students across America are experiencing reversions to online learning and COVID-19 vaccine or booster mandates. But they are also dealing with surveillance testing and systems in place on campus. Read more
‘Loud’ academic awarded more than £100,000 for unfair dismissal
A senior academic who says she was sacked from her post in a university’s physics department because of her loud voice has been awarded more than £100,000 after winning a claim for unfair dismissal. Read more
US universities mull adopting New York college’s four-day week
A New York state college is experimenting with a shortened work week for its non-teaching employees, gaining both nationwide admirers and questions of applicability beyond its particular circumstances. Read more
Not a Criminal, but Not Professor Material?
A Penn State professor says he was protecting pro–vaccine mandate demonstrators when he struggled with a counterprotester. The professor was vindicated in court, but Penn State wants to fire him anyway. Read more
Biden administration approves college students getting COVID relief checks
The Department of Education has closed an investigation into one university’s disbursal of COVID stimulus funds as direct payments to students. Read more
