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Caring for the Caregivers: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Jung-Ah Lee, associate professor at the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the...
5.5M Borrowers Enroll in New U.S. Loan Repayment Plan
Nearly 5.5 million borrowers have signed up for the Biden administration’s new income-driven repayment program, and about half of those...
Study Uses AI to Review Admissions Essays
A team of researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder and the University of Pennsylvania have created AI tools...
House Democrats, Republicans Spar Over Antisemitism on Campus
In a wide-ranging discussion, lawmakers questioned witnesses about the source of antisemitism and the best way to support students facing hate on campus.
Dispute Over ‘Woke Ideology’ Causes Schism in U.K. Science Community
The science secretary demanded closure of a UK Research and Innovation inequality committee due to “the sharing of extremist views on social media” by members who she said “expressed sympathy” for Hamas.
Gag Orders Threaten Higher Ed, PEN America Report Finds
Educational gag orders—state legislation aimed at restricting the teaching of certain subjects—proliferated in both K-12 and higher education this year...
Reforming Higher Education, One Bill at a Time
House Republicans want a long-overdue update to the Higher Education Act, but they favor a piecemeal approach, starting with how colleges report foreign gifts and contracts.
One ‘Forgotten’ Student Tells Her Story
Stephanie Land’s new memoir chronicles her journey to a bachelor’s degree as a poor single mother. She says higher ed leaders could learn something from her experience.