US colleges push back spring term start in bid to outlast Covid
Later start offers chance at warmer conditions and more vaccinations, say leaders
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Public school to strip name of Confederate general who advocated for black suffrage
A public school system in Charlotte, North Carolina, recently announced plans to rename its academic center as some have accused the current name of promoting white supremacists.
How much student loan debt will Joe Biden cancel?
Consumer advocates urge Biden to use an executive order to cancel federal loan debt
Google outage: YouTube, Docs and Gmail knocked offline
Google applications including YouTube, email and Docs have suffered a rare service outage, with users unable to access many of the company's services.
Essay on Dr. Jill Biden Prompts Uproar
An essay published last week in The Wall Street Journal is prompting considerable criticism in academic circles.
Freshman course asks ‘Is American Progress a Myth?’
A new seminar for the spring semester at Dickinson College questions if America has progressed as a nation.
School district re-recognizes Christian student group a year after threatened lawsuit
More than a year after it derecognized a Christian student group for murky reasons, a Montana high school has reinstated its Fellowship of Christian Athletes “huddle” as a non-curricular club.
Students ‘not an ongoing source’ of Covid-19 cases
Analysis from University of Portsmouth suggests regular testing and support for isolating students has limited spread to wider public
Where ‘inside’ and ‘outside’ students seek degrees together
Incarcerated and on-campus students learn together in Claremont Colleges' 'Inside-Out Pathway-to-BA'
Peer-led punishment for flouting pandemic rules
Some colleges have called on student groups to manage reports about violations of coronavirus-related public health protocols on campuses and to impose punishments or penalties for peers who don't comply.
