The expansion will allow more people to participate in prison education programs while the department prepares for across-the-board Pell Grant access for incarcerated students. Read more

Exclusive: small changes in conference design can make big difference to female inclusion, say researchers Read more

A new survey released by Ohio State University shows that the coronavirus and lockdowns have negatively impacted the mental and physical health of students. Read more

Republican lawmakers aren’t sold on the idea that doubling the maximum Pell Grant would actually help lower-income students better afford college. Read more

Bitcoin mines require a lot of energy to power the computers inside. Greenidge Generation in New York has converted a former coal plant into a gas-fired Bitcoin mine. Read more

Historically Black colleges and universities receive $1.6 billion; another $1.19 billion goes to minority-serving institution Read More

Using AI in university admissions ‘could reverse equity progress’ Read more

States are proposing, and in some cases have passed, legislation that would ban Critical Race Theory in their schools. Read more

A new report from the Brookings Institution calls for federal funding of “anchor institutions” to help sustain them and allow them to reinvest in communities where they are located. Read more

In December of last year, a professor at the University of Illinois-Chicago set up a GroupMe chat room for students of his to ask questions about an upcoming assignment for which students had to write a five to seven page paper about some aspect of technology. Read more