The plan to create a national online college is a political nonstarter, experts say, but it capitalizes on concerns about price and politics in higher education. Read more

Judaism documents the expulsion and suffering of Jewish people through its festivals and commemorations. There is a strong theme of resilience but an ever-present dread, which too often has proven justified. Read more

Ohio State University has more than doubled its diversity staff in just five years, hiring more than 100 new DEI-related employees between 2018 and 2023, swelling the headcount from 88 to 189, a College Fix analysis found. Read more

Artificial Intelligence has the ability to perform illegal financial trades and cover it up, new research suggests. Read more

A swath of learners who left college before earning a degree say microcredentials and credit for prior learning could entice them back to college, according to a new survey. Read more

Student protesters at Columbia University walked out of international and public affairs classes Wednesday afternoon — including a lecture by Hillary Clinton — to stand with pro-Palestinian students who have been doxxed and harassed, and feel threatened and unsafe on campus. Read more

While political protest a time-honoured tradition, ferocity of pro-Israel onslaught leaves academia to mull its true independence Read more

Schools closed for 45,000 students in strike union says is first ever walkout in Portland school district Read more

Educating aspiring geologists in field camps is problematic and needs to be fundamentally changed, according to some critics of the practice, prompting one famed geologist to cry foul. Read more

High interest in the field has led to overcrowded classes and other issues. Now some institutions are adding requirements to help force students out of the major. Read more