Biden Urged to Extend Freeze on Loan Payments
The Democratic chairs of the Senate and House education committees urged President Biden to extend the freeze on student loan payments, which currently is expected to end in May. Read more
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Done with COVID? Fed up with ongoing absences, one university is making big changes
In a nod to frustrated faculty, the University of Oregon is giving them more power as pandemic numbers improve. Read more
There’s no mandate, but college students on campus still mask up
Adherence to COVID restrictions has become the litmus test for social acceptance, a source of meaning and morality. For isolated individuals, they provide the illusion of being part of a group—part of protecting people and being a good citizen. Read more
Students around the world make a stand against modern slavery
With pieces of paper and some markers, students at Complejo Educativo Bilingüe Mas Camarena in Valencia, Spain drew what freedom means to them. Read more
University ordered to pay almost $2 million after students win religious freedom lawsuit
A federal judge ordered the University of Iowa (UI) to pay $1.9 million in fees and damages after two student groups won a series of religious discrimination lawsuits against the university. Read more
Survey shows teachers unaware equality laws apply to pupils’ hair
Few teachers are aware that equalities legislation applies to their school’s policies on hair, despite high-profile court cases affecting black students who have been penalised or excluded for their hairstyles, a survey has found. Read more
A Win for Academic Mothers
UT Austin lost a pregnancy- and sex-bias case against a professor who said the university held her motherhood against her in her tenure bid. Now the university owes her $3 million. Read more
Germany warns against Russian anti-virus use
Germany's cyber-security authority has warned against using anti-virus software from Russian headquartered company Kaspersky. Read more
Cornell to hire social justice ‘Equity Librarian’ for science library
Cornell University is working to hire a “Critical Pedagogy and Equity Librarian” for Mann Library, which is focused on life sciences, agriculture, applied social sciences and human ecology. Read more
California Gov. Newsom raises UC Berkeley enrollment cap
The dispute comes as California’s public universities receive a surge of applications, now two years removed from the start of the pandemic. Read more
