Could nuclear desalination plants beat water scarcity?
There are communities on every continent running short of water, according to the United Nations. Read more
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DeSantis’ ‘Stop Woke Act’ faces court test as universities become targets
The law may not only restrict speech but add new limits on tenure for Florida professors and changes to how public colleges and universities are accredited. Read more
Apologize every year for past ‘death and destruction,’ new bill tells SF university
An Assembly Bill before the California legislature would require the University of California (UC) Hastings College of the Law to recognize the "atrocities" committed by its founder nearly 170 years ago. Read more
An HBCU in Predominantly White Surroundings?
Differences in opinion about the current role and future prospects of Lincoln University raise bigger questions about the HBCU’s historical identity and public image. Read more
UK summer of unrest? Strikes in the air from barristers to NHS
The UK, some front pages claim, is heading into a 1970s-style summer of unrest, with strikes erupting across the public sector. It is the case that, as well as rail workers, other professions are considering industrial action, but plans vary and much of the disquiet has been building for some time: Read more
University STEM program excludes white and Asian males, complaint alleges
The U.S. Department of Education continues to allow the University of Cincinnati to discriminate against white and Asian males in its newly worded “Undergraduates Pursuing Research and Science Program,” according to a longtime economics scholar. Read more
International Space Station captured travelling in front of Sun
A photographer has captured an image of the International Space Station silhouetted in front of the Sun. Read more
Despite big wins since 2012, graduate enrollment teams face the Great Resignation
Facing attrition and high expectations, campus leaders are burned out and need help. The EAB-NAGAP report offers a number of resources. Read more
African youths make it clear they prefer China over US
The 2022 African Youth Survey released on Monday has sent shock waves across the world. China has surpassed the United States as having the biggest positive influence among African youths. Read more
‘Out of Gas’: College town gas station stops sales to protest high prices
A small-town gas station and service shop near three college campuses in Amherst, Massachusetts, announced it will no longer sell gas since the price has become too high to charge. Read more
