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US universities are struggling to increase diversity. Are legacy admissions part of the problem?

Since the US supreme court banned affirmative action in college admissions in June 2023, US colleges and universities have grappled with how to boost...

Unions in higher education are surging, new report reveals

An estimated 38% of graduate student employees are now in unions as ‘unionization becomes a tactic for change’

UK universities face growing struggle to recruit international students

Applications for sponsored study visas have fallen by 28%, suggesting the visa restrictions applied by the previous government continue to hamper recruitment. The Home Office received 28,200 applications last month, compared with 38,900 in June 2023.

Harvard will no longer take positions on issues that don’t affect its ‘core functions’

The decision from Harvard comes after the university formed a working group in April to decide if it should continue making public comment on “salient issues”, according to an email announcing the decision.

The story of the northern California college that inspired campus protesters across America

The week at California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt, was supposed to be a celebratory one. In other years, the campus would be buzzing with activity around finals and commencement. Instead, the Cal Poly campus on this rugged part of California’s coast sat empty.

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