Stop clearing thousands of acres to build solar panels: Harvard study
While “more solar energy” is needed in Massachusetts, deforestation is not the way to go, according to a study from Harvard University. Read more
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Judge’s Order Complicates Education Department’s Borrower-Defense Program
For-profit DeVry University won’t have to pay nearly $24 million to the U.S.—for now—thanks to a court ruling that could hamper the department’s plans to make colleges that mislead their students pay up. Read more
‘A historic moment’: Oregon teachers launch first-ever strike
About 45,000 Portland students out of class as union follows lead of UAW and WGA in action over pay and conditions Read more
Tuition-free access expanding across California community college campuses
As enrollment rates across California’s community college system took heavy losses following the Covid-19 pandemic, colleges have focused on advertising their tuition-free access in recent months. Read more
Libraries and counties cut ties with American Library Association after ‘Marxist’ lesbian’s election
At least eight government entities have cut ties with the American Library Association since its new “Marxist lesbian” president took over, a College Fix analysis found. Read more
Trump free College plan taps ‘restless discontent’ over Higher Ed
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
How the world’s universities, ours included, incubated the new antisemitism
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 doubled DEI staff in five years, payroll costs almost tripled
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
AI bot capable of insider trading and lying, say researchers
Artificial Intelligence has the ability to perform illegal financial trades and cover it up, new research suggests. Read more
Can Microcredentials bring stop-outs back to College?
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
