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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...
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...
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...
Republican Presidential Candidates Criticize Colleges’ Response to Israel-Hamas War
Republican presidential candidates threatened Wednesday evening to cut federal funding from colleges and universities and deport international students who are...
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...
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.
Report: PWIs Can Do More to Support Students of Color
A new report from the Education Trust identifies seven ways colleges and universities that are majority white can support students of color and create a positive racial climate.
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.