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Shutting Women Out of Preferred Courses Can Hurt Their Academic Outcomes
Getting shut out of a preferred course can have lasting negative effects on incoming female students, a recent working paper...
Summer Courses Help Incoming College Students Adapt
Mount Saint Mary’s University launched a remodeled summer bridge program this year, allowing first-year students to accumulate credits and explore Los Angeles before classes start.
Texas Governor Appoints Ombudsman Who Will Oversee Higher Ed
Texas governor Greg Abbott picked a regent from Texas Southern University to serve as the state’s first higher ed ombudsman...
Trump Gutted the Institute of Education Sciences. Its Renewal Is in Doubt.
The Education Department recently requested ideas on how to “modernize” the data collection and education research funding agency, and it sought to hire for a few positions.
SUNY Has Lost $32M Due to Federal Cuts
The State University of New York system has lost about $32 million in federal grants due to the Trump administration’s...
Drop in Pell Funds Hurts Black Students, Southern Colleges
A new report found that federal disinvestment in Pell Grants hit higher ed in Southern states hard. It also likely played a role in plummeting Black student enrollments.
UT Austin Blocks Grad Student Assembly Political Speech
Officials at the University of Texas at Austin blocked the Graduate Student Assembly from considering two resolutions against Texas state...
Research: Can VR Teach Students Ethics?
An ethics course at Pepperdine University used virtual reality to help students develop critical thinking skills.