Oversight Coming for Online Program Providers
Colleges and universities that contract with an online program management company need to submit details about those arrangements by May 1. Read more
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Fighting racism in STEMM
A new National Academies report recommends systemic changes to confront racism in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine disciplines. Read more
Virginia lawmakers pass college threat assessment legislation three months after deadly UVA shooting
On Monday, both chambers of Virginia’s General Assembly voted to pass the bill, which outlines how such institutions should respond to a dangerous threat on campus. The measure now awaits Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s (R) signature to become law. Read more
Whistleblower claims malpractice at university’s Transgender Center
On February 10, Missouri Attorney General Andrew Bailey called for a moratorium on the Washington University in St. Lous Transgender Center after a whistleblower exposed alleged malpractice in the administering of puberty blockers and gender-affirming surgeries to minors, prompting an investigation. Read more
USF holds ‘Pride Belongs to the People’ event
On February 8, The University of South Florida (USF) held a “Pride Belongs to the People” photo exhibition, documenting “the struggles, circumstances and demands of LGBTQ+ activists in Johannesburg, South Africa, Taiwan, India, Cuba, and New York.” Read more
‘Cowering to politics’: how AP African American studies became the most controversial course in the US
Keziah Ridgeway says teaching African American history is about “being the teacher that I never had”. The Philadelphia public high school teacher remembers growing up learning a “sanitized” version of Black history: MLK, Rosa Parks, maybe Malcolm X. Read more
New college divestment campaign targets ‘killer’ gun industry
Students Demand Action, a pro-gun control advocacy group, recently launched a grassroots activism campaign that demanded all universities nationwide divest from and disassociate with the firearm industry. Read more
Possible removal of diversity initiatives to have negative effects on university communities, higher education faculty say
The potential elimination of diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) efforts throughout Florida’s public universities could result in losses in students’ success and their ability to excel in a transnational context, according to special advisor to the College of Arts and Sciences Dean on DEI (SADEI) Tangela Serls and Middlebury College vice president for DEI Khuram Hussain. Read more
Battle lines drawn in fight over list
If the Biden administration wants to create a list of “low-financial-value” postsecondary programs, it’s going to have to overcome stiff opposition from the higher education lobby, which decried the plan as a slippery slope, problematic and potentially dangerous. Read more
Nintendo fan tried to get uni class cancelled
A student at California State University started an incident on campus after sending a threatening email to get class cancelled over a Nintendo stream. Read more
