There is now less sea-ice surrounding the Antarctic continent than at any time since we began using satellites to measure it in the late 1970s. Read more

In a recent report by Bay View Analytics, 94% of community college students gave their online courses a passing grade, and 58% expressed a desire for more. However, a new study offers a reason for caution: for Black, Hispanic, and low-income community college students, online courses only increase degree attainment when taken in relatively low proportions. Read more

Following the lead of Florida and Oklahoma, SC legislators are now requesting that the state’s public universities report the amount of state funds directed towards DEI initiatives. Read more

Focus on volume risks harming student experience and hoped-for revenues may not materialise, report warns Read more

Intelligent’s report exposing the extent to which college hopefuls lie on their applications has led many admissions officials to reflect on what they could do to promote better practices among potential students. Read more

An exhibit in the University of Wisconsin’s Chazen Art Museum presents a critical eye toward the iconography of a historical statue dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves. Read more

A total of 12 universities in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong SAR entered the top 100 global ranking, with Tsinghua University taking the 16th spot, followed by Peking University at 17th and the University of Hong Kong at 31st, according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Read more

Colleges and universities that contract with an online program management company need to submit details about those arrangements by May 1. Read more

Transgender athletes will not be allowed to compete in college sports in the Lone Star State, Texas Governor Greg Abbott has vowed. Read more

A new National Academies report recommends systemic changes to confront racism in science, technology, engineering, math and medicine disciplines. Read more