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California Judge Rules Adjuncts Should Be Paid for Nonclassroom Work
A superior court judge in California ruled last week that adjunct faculty in the Long Beach Community College District should...
A General Counsel Seeks to Eviscerate Tenure After Being Sued for Ignoring It
Kansas’s Emporia State University is fighting a lawsuit from professors it decided to lay off in 2022. A lawmaker has filed a bill on behalf of its top lawyer, a defendant in the litigation.
Florida Launches DOGE Equivalent to Audit State Universities
Florida governor Ron DeSantis is launching a state initiative to cut spending and optimize efficiency modeled after the Elon Musk’s...
Judge Blocks DOGE From Accessing Student Data
A federal judge temporarily barred Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency from accessing sensitive student data on Monday, after the...
Survey Shows Voters Not Keen to Slash Education Department Funding
A clear majority of voters supports preserving or increasing funding for the Department of Education, according to a new poll...
USDA Launches Investigation Into Trans Athletes at U of Maine
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is launching a Title IX compliance review of the University of Maine System based on...
Study: Therapy Dog Visitations Support Student Well-Being
A recently published article from researchers at Washington State University finds drop-in therapy dog interactions can help students who left their childhood pet behind. The study has implications for providing students with healthy coping strategies.
A College Degree Isn’t for Everyone
Kathleen deLaski unpacks her new book, which envisions higher education as a stepladder to skills that learners collect over a lifetime and present to employers.