A mandatory journalism course at Arizona State University has come under fire for its curriculum, which includes teaching students that asking questions such as “where are you from” are racial microaggressions. Read more

Many stadiums will host public watch parties to instill awe, enhance science literacy, and foster community on and off campus. Read more

Latest salvo sees Keralan state government challenge national president in the Supreme Court over vice-chancellor appointments Read more

The Conservative party’s “scorched earth” immigration policies risk UK universities becoming increasingly reliant on students from China to avoid financial crisis, a former universities minister has said. Read more

Colleagues are coming to the defense of a Harvard University sociologist who was recently accused of plagiarism, arguing the claims are bogus and part of a larger attack on black female scholars in higher education. Read more

Oak Point University in Illinois announced last week that it is unexpectedly closing at the end of the spring semester, shuttering its two campuses Read more

Last week, the Department of Education announced its latest setback to this year’s mightily turbulent FAFSA season. The Department and the Federal Student Aid office have miscalculated the data of “several hundred thousand financial aid forms,” CNN reports. Consequently, fewer students will be ready come college decision day, May 1. Read more

Public schools nationwide suspend students for ambiguous reasons, prompting hundreds of thousands of missed days for behavior that rarely threatens school safety. Read more

Singapore Management University provost Timothy Clark says reforms will push students away from using generative AI in admissions statements Read more

How did a small, relatively poor country become an educational powerhouse? Creativity, autonomy and a deep embrace of the digital age Read more