A dispiriting new survey has found that nearly a quarter of schools teach poetry only once a year or less. What a shame that is Read more

An Alabama university shut down earlier this month its on-campus Confucius Institute, a Chinese language educational center funded by the Chinese Communist Party. Read more

The University is the last Ivy League college to announce test-optional extensions through 2024. Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth all extended their test-optional policy beyond the upcoming admissions cycle, and Columbia announced March 1 it would permanently switch to test-optional admissions. Read more

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced extra support for nuclear power in the Budget. Read more

Linked Minnesota Catholic institutions are downsizing languages and other humanities offerings amid declining enrollment. Read more

A University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) professor, in a presentation on “Reproductive Justice,” recently made the assertion that abortions are necessary because, without one, a woman is left with an "economic hardship and insecurity which lasts for years.” The presentation came as part of UIC's “Epidemics of Injustice” lecture series. Read more

Agents posing as students will look for a wide range of legal violations, with for-profit sector especially alarmed Read more

An ongoing “Anti-Black Racism Initiative,” funded by the University of Maryland, will also work to boost a new “Anti-Black racism” minor that will start this fall. Read more

A bill proposed last week in Texas would effectively end faculty tenure for all hires in September and beyond, succeeding Lt. Gov. Dan Patrick’s mission to curb faculty members’ sway over students and their ability to “indoctrinate” them with instruction on “critical race theory.” Read more

Electronics giant Samsung says it plans to invest around 300tn won ($230.8bn; £189.6bn) over 20 years in the South Korea government's push to develop a mega semiconductor hub in the country. Read more