St. Norbert College announces further layoffs amid ongoing budget issues
St. Norbert College is eliminating more jobs as it deals with a $9.2 million combined budget deficit for the ’24 and ’25 financial years. Read more
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Taylor & Francis acquires open-access publisher PeerJ
Deal ‘an important step in PeerJ’s evolution’, co-founders say Read more
School accused of ‘snooping’ on family homes to crack down on pupil absences
Union criticises Doncaster academy for sending staff to homes to track movements of bins and cars Read more
Qatar keeps close ties to American universities
Several American universities will keep their campuses in Qatar after Texas A&M University announced its departure from the country. Read more
VA college sports betting proposal off the books for another year
Virginia law since 2021 has allowed sports betting through casinos and online sports books like FanDuel and BetMGM, with the exception of wagers on state youth and college sports. Read more
TikTok sparks user revolt in US over sale plan
American politicians are being inundated with calls from TikTok users unhappy at plans to force its parent company to sell the social media app. Read more
Negotiators Fail to Bridge ‘Gulf’ on Reciprocity Changes
An Education Department rule-making committee went back and forth this week over how and whether states should regulate out-of-state online colleges, but didn’t reach an agreement. Read more
Why do UK universities keep losing legal cases?
Some of the country’s biggest institutions have suffered bruising defeats of late despite the justice system generally favouring the powerful. What explains this losing streak and will it change anything? Read more
New children’s book series teaches English in context
Language is naturally acquired when children are able to use it pleasurably, and language acquisition by children themselves saves both time and labor, said English-language education expert Chen Yaping. Read more
Harvard FINALLY drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for incoming students
Harvard University dropped its COVID-19 vaccination requirement on Tuesday after previously requiring students to get the vaccine, plus boosters. Read more
