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Can Professors Get STEM Students to Vote?
STEM students vote at lower rates than college students over all. Experts say that connecting their course material to what’s on the ballot can help.
How States Are Working to Narrow FAFSA Completion Gaps
Nationally, completed applications from high school seniors are down by about 9.5 percent. A federal funding boost has helped some states over the summer—but only so much.
Universities Hit Back Against Proposed Online Attendance Policy
Proposed federal regulations have institutions and higher ed groups worried about time and financial burdens.
Should Higher Ed Workers Have to Pay Dues to Unions That Criticize Israel?
The National Right to Work Legal Defense Foundation is representing, for free, Jewish academics who don’t want to support a pro-BDS labor organization. But the foundation is trying to score broader wins.
U of Alabama Requires Black and LGBTQ+ Groups to Relocate From Student Center
In Bid to Deter Misconduct, U.S. Releases New Data on Financial Aid Enforcement
The Education Department has issued $61.7 million in fines and cut off aid to 35 colleges for violations since 2021. Some critics say it hasn’t gone far enough in holding rule breakers accountable; others say the feds have a “vendetta” against career colleges.
Columbia University Subpoenaed for Records in Antisemitism Investigation
This is the second time this year—and in history—that the House education committee has sought to force a college or university to hand over internal documents. Columbia has until Sept. 4 to comply.
When a U.S. Presidential Candidate Is Called a ‘DEI Hire’
The first Black woman to be a major party’s nominee for president is facing conservative attacks on her race. We spoke to an Obama historian about past precedent and today’s differences.