A new plan to save stranded credits
Pilot program introduced in northeast Ohio will allow students with stranded credits to settle their bills and have their transcripts released. Read more
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Major publisher embraces ‘researcher journey’ journal format
Journals that are part of Cambridge University Press’ Research Directions ‘will better reflect the research lifecycle’ and interdisciplinary research Read more
Fake ‘bot students’ at CA colleges tied to suspected scam to get COVID relief
The California Community Colleges system is investigating potentially widespread fraud involving fake “bot students” enrolled in active courses in what officials suspect is a scam to obtain financial aid or COVID-19 relief grants.
Why school choice is winning, and how the Supreme Court could set it back
School choice, the idea that educational funding should follow students rather than school districts, has rapidly gained momentum over the last few years. Read more
Law school defends its right to remove mural depicting slaves being freed
In December, artist Sam Kerson sued the Vermont Law School for threatening to cover a campus mural he painted in 1994 depicting the state’s role in helping freed slaves via the Underground Railroad.
Why sustainability professionals should embrace Black Lives Matter
Long before corporations acknowledged Black Lives Matter, they championed the plights of specific endangered species.
Conservative professor says Baptist seminary used COVID as an excuse to get rid of him
A seminary fired a professor for his repeated criticism of its leftward direction but used COVID-19 budget cuts as cover to hide its true motives, he claims.
Open-Access Publishing and the Coronavirus
Some publishers are moving toward an open model, prompted by COVID-19.
New course’s success challenges orthodoxy of US economics education
Reliance on formulas and philosophies giving way to complexity and case studies
Private universities accept federal money. So why aren’t they subject to Freedom of Information Act requests?
Private universities arguably get to have their cake and eat it, too, when it comes to the kind of oversight to which public schools are subject: Private institutions get to avoid the inconvenience of responding to Freedom of Information Act requests while enjoying the benefit of government funds by way of federal loans and grants.
