Biden cuts more student debt but defers on bigger fixes
Campaign pledge of universal student loan forgiveness remains on the agenda, but disagreement abounds over its wisdom and long-term impact Read more
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Pulling Out All the Stops
Community colleges are employing various strategies to attract students this fall and recover from enrollment losses related to the pandemic. Read more
The real victims of mass crypto-hacks that keep happening
Taxi driver Chris is obsessively checking his phone for updates. "I'm set to lose almost 2,500 euros (£2,100) worth of cryptocurrency coins," he says. Read more
Initial estimates show fall enrollments up at several public universities
Just as the recent Covid-19 outbreak continues to surge in many parts of the country – typically in the form of the highly contagious Delta variant – hundreds of colleges and universities are welcoming students back to campus. Read more
Almost one-third of recent college grads moved back in with their parents: survey
The last thing a graduate wants to do after college is move back in with her parents. But when the COVID worldwide pandemic hit, a surprising number of college graduates chose this option. Read more
First-Year Students Struggled With Online Learning Last Year
New report finds most first-year students struggled to learn when the pandemic moved classes online -- in part because of limited access to technology and resources. Read more
‘I’m lost’: poorer pupils lose university places after A-level grade surge
Experts say disadvantaged have been most affected by missed learning during Covid pandemic Read more
‘Soviet socialism saved and improved tens of millions of lives’? One CA prof thinks so.
In response to a tweet condoning Lenin as a murder, an economics professor expressed his support for Soviet violence. Read More
How higher ed can help us cope with the ‘great resignation’
Universities are rethinking their “customer base,” expanding beyond four-year undergraduates and graduate students Read more
Virgin Hyperloop unveils new pod concept video
Virgin Hyperloop has released a video illustrating its plans for passenger pods using magnetic levitation to travel above 1,000km/h (600mph) through tubes containing a near-vacuum. Read more
