Adult Learners Driving New Degree Programs at Athens State
A push to serve adult learners has fueled an ambitious effort to add eight degree programs at Athens State University. Read more
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As number of women rises in higher ed, free speech declines on campuses: survey
As the number of women in higher education continues to rise, free speech on college campuses declines, said Professor Samuel Abrams, a social scientist at Sarah Lawrence College. Read more
Proposed Mass. bill seeks to end legacy and donor preferences in higher ed admissions
The Massachusetts House is considering a bill that would require higher education institutions like Harvard to pay a fee for admissions processes that consider legacy status or relationships to donors or that include an early decision plan. Read more
Is Gun Violence Scaring Off International Students?
Campus shootings have become a major concern for those from abroad, particularly Asia. For many, a U.S. education is still worth the risk—but experts say each incident makes recruitment harder. Read more
‘When they want you silent, speak louder’: Riley Gaines attacked at SF State
Riley Gaines was attacked by a mob of pro-trans protesters on Thursday night during a “Save Women’s Sports” event at San Francisco State University (SFSU), which was exacerbated by a lack of safety planning by the University. During the incident, Gaines was allegedly hit by a biologically male transgender protester. Read more
Supreme Court decision allows biological male to run girls track in West Virginia
The Supreme Court on Thursday rejected an attempt by West Virginia’s attorney general and the conservative law firm Alliance for Defending Freedom to bar a biological male from participating in female sports. Read more
The Push for a 3-Year Bachelor’s Degree
Representatives from a dozen colleges met at Georgetown University last week to discuss three-year bachelor’s degree pilot programs. Their ambitions are grand, but the future is uncertain. Read more
US states are turning their backs on bachelor’s degrees. Work is needed
To retain students, US institutions must give credit for learning that occurs in professional settings, say Stephen Handel and Eileen Strempel Read more
People were taking drugs in Spain 3,000 years ago, study finds Published
People were getting high on hallucinogenic drugs in Spain around 3,000 years ago, according to new research. Read more
Tenured faculty in steady decline while part-time and graduate workers rise, per report
The academic workforce in the U.S. is slowly but surely relying more heavily on contingent faculty and graduate student employees as tenure and tenure-track faculty positions decline, according to a key summary from the American Association of University Professors. Read more
