Transgender woman breaks track records at New York college: ‘The thing that never happens happened again’
A transgender woman at the Rochester Institute of Technology broke two track-and-field records on Friday. Read more
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Scientists warn: Declining academic standards mixed with DEI recipe for disaster
The continued embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM combined with a broad decline in academic standards is producing a generation of scientists who are less capable than their predecessors, warned some scientists in recent interviews with The College Fix. Read more
More than half of UK undergraduates say they use AI to help with essays
Teachers also using the generative technology to aid with lesson planning, with hopes it could ease the burden of their workload Read more
House Committee Advances GOP Plan to Overhaul Higher Ed
In a lengthy hearing Wednesday, Democrats argued the Republicans’ College Cost Reduction Act wouldn’t actually lower costs. Read more
Here’s why some Gen Z grads face a tight employment window
Skepticism around Gen Z students’ academic rigor has led some to speculate a level of entitlement absent from previous generations. Regardless of whether higher education faculty would like to comment further on that, employers have made their thoughts abundantly clear in a new survey from ResumeBuilder.com. Read more
Professor’s salty suggestion triggers tempest in a teapot
Her recommendation to put salt in tea spurs outraged British headlines, a U.S. Embassy statement and a flood of attention for Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Read more
Yale, Duke and Columbia among elite schools to settle in price-fixing case
For almost a quarter of a century, a coterie of the nation’s most elite universities had a legal shield: They would be exempt from federal antitrust laws when they shared formulas to measure prospective students’ financial needs. Read more
Out-of-state student fees grab hits new high in US
In Vermont, a flagship for the first time counts more freshmen from a neighbouring state than from its own population Read more
Military service academies must now accommodate cadets with kids
Military service academies are implementing new regulations allowing cadets to continue their education if they give birth or father children while enrolled. Read more
How will Universities across the globe fare in the ‘Year of Elections’?
Countries that are home to about half of the world’s population will hold elections in 2024. Observers consider the role higher education will play in the campaigns and how it might be reshaped by the results. Read more
