Students at Wellesley College in Massachusetts voted in a non-binding referendum on Wednesday in favor of admitting trans-male students (XX chromosomes) to women's school school, clashing with the administration’s adamant refusal to change its policy. Read more

Higher education leaders are often reluctant to enter the political realm, but now this prudence carries the stench of cowardice Read more

The Board of Regents overseeing Iowa’s public universities has paused implementation of any new diversity, equity and inclusion programs at the state’s three major public universities as officials launch a review of them. Read more

The number of undergraduate degree earners fell last year for the first time since 2012. Is it a bump in the road or a harbinger of a changing higher ed landscape? Read more

The technology behind the world's most talked about artificial intelligence (AI) system, ChatGPT, is being added to its most ubiquitous work software, Microsoft 365. Read more

Famous for their tendency to buck tradition, many Gen Zers don’t think a successful career necessarily requires a college degree, or even a 9-to-5 job. Read more

Survey respondents are demonstrating confidence in microcredentials–online training programs that take no more than six months to complete–as four-year degree programs often overlook job training. Read more

A dispiriting new survey has found that nearly a quarter of schools teach poetry only once a year or less. What a shame that is Read more

An Alabama university shut down earlier this month its on-campus Confucius Institute, a Chinese language educational center funded by the Chinese Communist Party. Read more

The University is the last Ivy League college to announce test-optional extensions through 2024. Harvard, Princeton and Dartmouth all extended their test-optional policy beyond the upcoming admissions cycle, and Columbia announced March 1 it would permanently switch to test-optional admissions. Read more