College enrollment drops by 1.3 million in two years
Colleges have lost 1.3 million students in the past two years according to a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. Read more
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The Big Plastic Count: Survey shows ‘recycling doesn’t work’
The organisers of Britain's biggest ever survey of household plastic waste have called for immediate action to tackle what they say are "jaw-dropping" findings. Read more
VU announces closure of Confucius Institute after investigation
Valparaiso University notified students, alumni, and staff Monday that the school will be closing their Confucius Institute. Read more
With $2.6 million federal grant, Notre Dame to help local high school students access higher education
The University of Notre Dame has received a grant for more than $2.6 million from the U.S. Department of Education to continue support of South Bend Community School Corp.\ Read more
One in 10 students turn to food banks in cost of learning crisis
More than one in 10 students are using food banks because they cannot make ends meet during the cost of living crisis, according to a survey by the National Union of Students (NUS). Read more
Space: First Welsh satellite set to be launched later in 2022
The first satellite made in Wales is set to be launched into space later this year. Read more
Why Does an AI Faculty Shortage Exist? It’s Complicated.
The dearth of artificial intelligence professors at U.S. universities is not the result of a distorted job market, according to a recent report. Read more
Court orders U. Delaware to explain its refusal to release Biden’s senate papers
After a trip to the Delaware Supreme Court, the University of Delaware has until July 22 to prove that its vast collection of then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden’s papers are immune from a Freedom of Information Act request made by Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation. Read more
The Connected Ph.D.
Brandeis University overhauls Ph.D. training in the humanities and social sciences, including by funding internships on campus and off. Read more
Education of children in care in England held back by ‘system failings’
A report by MPs has identified “a host of indefensible system failings” behind the educational disadvantage affecting children in care, and called for academies that illegally turn them away to be punished by Ofsted. Read more
