Cambridge neuroscientist claims world’s richest award for education research
Usha Goswami’s work has allowed educators ‘to arm themselves with scientific understanding’
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In Arizona, students no longer have to be ‘lawfully present’ to get reduced tuition rate
A state university board of regents recently passed a policy to allow a special tuition rate benefiting undocumented students, a move apparently meant to counter a state supreme court decision last year that struck down in-state rates for illegal immigrants.
5 ways colleges are upgrading classroom acoustics
Sound advice for ensuring students and professors can hear and communicate clearly in college lecture halls and classrooms
U. of Calif. system to divest from fossil fuels
The nearly decade-old campaign to force major universities, investment firms, and insurance companies to divest from fossil fuels just notched one of its biggest victories yet.
NY students play social justice BOARD GAME at mandatory training
Canisius College forces leaders of student groups to attend a training that features a social justice-themed board game.
Amazon’s Jeff Bezos promises climate-change action
Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos has promised to make the company carbon neutral and meet the goals of the Paris climate agreement by 2040.
This conservative professor just rolled out a new class that will blow liberals’ minds
“What does the evidence say about the claims of the Black Lives Matter movement?”
Colleges continuing their march to new online learning initiatives
But teaching with online and digital courseware poses challenges, including accessibility and inclusion
Facebook unveils its plan for oversight board
Facebook has unveiled its plan to create an independent "oversight" board to make decisions over how the network is moderated.
Scaled-Back HEA Plan Coming Soon?
Senate GOP leader mulls piecemeal update to Higher Education Act tied to HBCU funding, which could include short-term Pell, student data, FAFSA simplification and lifting prison Pell ban. But plan might be tough sell for Democrats.
