Students at the University of Alabama could soon be required to take fewer writing, humanities and history courses as faculty vote on a major change to general education requirements this week. Read more

One of the biggest original Mooc providers is ‘entering a new chapter’, its chief executive has told staff, amid a gloomier financial climate Read more

A new virtual reality program at George Mason University will help faculty learn how to fight racism and their “implicit bias.” Read more

Children not eligible for free school meals are coming to school with mouldy bread, empty wraps and in some cases nothing at all, according to teachers who told the Guardian they had never seen such desperation in the communities they serve. Read more

Say what you want about the state of the economy and how it’s creating headaches for higher education institutions, but that doesn’t stop those who have mastered the art of fundraising. Read more

Elon Musk has told Twitter staff that remote working will end and "difficult times" lie ahead, according to reports. Read more

A new study evaluates how six simple interventions, including quizzing students on academic honesty, appear to have reduced cheating in a computer science course. Read more

Yale University is requiring students to get bivalent COVID booster shot by the 2023 spring semester. Read more

The libertarian Cato Institute filed a lawsuit to stop President Joe Biden’s student loan bailout with the help of the New Civil Liberties Alliance. The cost of the bailout has been estimated at around $400 billion. Read more

Berkeley among institutions admitting it’s overwhelmed by freshers struggling in classes and low on resilience Read more