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August 6, 2021
Study finds that students in online courses fail to complete them and get lower grades than peers learning in person. Several experts question the paper’s design and findings, especially related to the pandemic.

August 6, 2021
Facebook claims the researchers’ data collection methods violate its terms of service. The recent action highlights the increasingly fraught relationship between colleges and universities and the big tech companies they research.

August 6, 2021
Florida State’s creative writing program wanted one professor but hired two. The fact that they were both disabled was something of an afterthought, but the professors say the move matters -- and follows years of activism on the part of disabled scholars.

August 6, 2021
Vaccines and other public safety measures continue to be in flux at colleges across the country as the Delta variant spreads, positive cases rise and political and legal battles continue.

August 6, 2021
Despite uncertainty about vaccination rates, government says universities should encourage but not require them.

August 5, 2021
A new report examines the strengths and weakness of statements made by college leaders after the killing of George Floyd -- and the actions that followed.

August 5, 2021
Women -- especially women of color -- and graduate students and postdocs are more likely to think they don’t belong in fields perceived to value genius over training, study says.

August 5, 2021
Messages are being sent to lawmakers daily, and #DoublePell posts can be found all over social media. But the campaign is just getting started.

August 5, 2021
Colleges and universities are beefing up their mental health services ahead of the fall semester as the uncertain trajectory of the pandemic continues to affect students.

August 5, 2021
Bernell Hirning, regional associate vice president at National University, in California, has been appointed president of Williston State College, in North Dakota. James (Greg) Hodges, vice president of academics and student success services at Patrick Henry Community College, in Virginia, has been promoted to president there.

August 4, 2021
Penn State stays the course in recommending but not requiring COVID-19 vaccines, amid growing faculty and student calls for a mandate -- and days after a student death.

August 4, 2021
Wealthiest colleges and universities post strongest returns, which analysts say will widen the gap between higher education’s haves and have-nots.

August 4, 2021
As a growing number of colleges reinstate mask mandates, colleges and lawmakers in some states square off. University of South Carolina drops mask requirement following state attorney general opinion.

August 4, 2021
Borrowers who file for bankruptcy usually can’t get their student loans discharged in the process. Members of Congress are hoping to pursue reforms to change that.

August 4, 2021
Judges reject request for injunction against a requirement for students.

August 3, 2021
American College Health Association and other groups condemn state-level restrictions barring colleges from requiring vaccines or other public health measures, such as mandatory masking.

August 3, 2021
Professor says he was trying to raise his colleagues’ pay and lost his job in the process.

August 3, 2021
Some supporters of the college say the financial situation may not be so dire and have pursued legal and political means to slow an acquisition by Northeastern.

August 3, 2021
Author discusses her book on the history of student loans -- and of missed opportunities that left students awash in debt.

August 3, 2021
California Lutheran University is starting a minor in Spanish media. Community College of Denver is starting an associate of applied science in cannabis business. Gardner-Webb University is starting a bachelor of science in homeland security administration.

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