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California Bill to Ease Transfer Stokes Controversy
Advocates say legislation would smooth access to University of California campuses. UC leaders say the approach is oversimplified.
Application for New Repayment Plan Out
The U.S. Education Department launched a beta version of the application for its new income-driven repayment plan, CNN reported. Biden...
Alderson Broaddus Loses Degree-Granting Authority
Alderson Broaddus University has lost its state authorization to grant degrees, likely prompting a closure unless the small Baptist institution...
Professors Craft Courses on ChatGPT With ChatGPT
While some institutions are banning the use of the new AI tool, others are leaning into its use and offering courses dedicated solely to navigating the new technology.
Program Launch: Virtual Reality Pilot Hones Students’ Public Speaking
A pilot program this year at Indiana University–Purdue University Indianapolis uses virtual reality headsets to refine students’ speaking skills and presentation ability and to soothe communication anxiety.
Report Proposes Focusing Pell Grant on Living Costs, Not Tuition
The Pell Grant should be redesigned to cover a student’s living costs instead of an institution’s tuition and fees, a...
Weighing Retracting an Abortion Critic’s Work, With Lawyers Involved
Frontiers in Psychology retracted a paper by Priscilla K. Coleman. The British Journal of Psychiatry declined to retract another, after which editorial board members resigned. It’s a fight over abortion research in the post-Roe era.
Western Illinois Seesaws on Diversity Scholarship
Western Illinois University is reinstating scholarships for incoming students of color that it scrapped earlier this month in response to...