Universities ‘do little to help PhDs who want to leave academia’
More than half of PhD graduates find jobs outside universities after graduating but students complain programmes are still only set up to help create new professors Read more
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DEI courses consume 40 million hours of undergrad time: report
“Diversity, equity, and inclusion” course requirements in at least 30 states cost students and taxpayers at least $1.8 billion per four-year period. Read more
New Title IX protections are wiped out by Trump administration
Educational institutions will now revert to the Title IX regulations first issued during President Donald Trump’s first presidency, the U.S. Department of Education wrote in a “Dear Colleague” letter on Friday. Read more
Trump Planning EO Directing Education Department to ‘Diminish Itself,’ Reports Say
News reports about the potential executive order come after the Trump administration suspended dozens of department staff. Read more
‘Act of intimidation’: Education Dept. suspends officials following Trump’s DEI order
The union for federal employees said at least 60 staffers were affected by a decision to suspend Education Department officials. Read more
Florida State U. to remove general education designation from hundreds of CRT-infused courses
Florida State University is removing hundreds of courses from its general education catalogue to comply with a state law that cracks down on critical race theory curricula. Read more
Students are disengaging to the point of skipping exams. This is how we can help
In recent years, much attention has been directed to declining college enrollment and the growing public disconnection from higher education—and for good reason. But beneath these headlines lies a sneakier problem, one that’s easier to miss but just as troubling. Read more
Hate Endowment Taxes? Reform the University.
History shows that there’s nothing sacred about these big pots of money. Read more
The Doctoral dilemma
More than half of those who earn Ph.D.s now decide to leave academia after graduation. Why, then, do so many graduate programs still assume their students will become professors? Read more
UK universities spend more than £200 million on severance pay
THE analysis reveals higher education sector has already passed feared milestone of axeing more than 10,000 jobs in a single year Read more
