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3 Alabama professors on leave over racially insensitive photos

One professor was photographed at a 2014 Halloween party dressed as a Confederate soldier.

Biden to begin dismantling Trump-era Title IX rules on campus sexual misconduct (subscription)

The president has long vowed to dismantle rules that afforded greater protections to students accused of sexual assault.

MS Gov. to sign bill to ban transgender athletes from women’s sports

Governor Reeves said on Twitter that the bill would “protect young girls from being forced to compete with biological males for athletic opportunities.”

University of Michigan locks out students who violated COVID-19 testing protocols

The University of Michigan has deactivated Mcard access to non-residential buildings for 375 undergraduate students after they failed to comply with the school’s mandatory COVID testing requirements.

Northwestern president stepping down after years of growth and amid activist criticism

During Morton Schapiro’s tenure Northwestern’s stature has grown, but student activists have denounced his handling of racial issues.

Georgia universities preparing for full operations this fall

Georgia Tech President Ángel Cabrera told parents the school is preparing for “full operations and a complete residential experience for our students this fall.”

A college president worried about the risks of dorm isolation. So he moved in. (subscription)

Col. Mark Anarumo, the president of Norwich University, had been through suicides of students during in-room lockdown. He thought he could help by moving into the dorm.

During the pandemic, ‘lost’ education jobs aren’t what they seem

So, what caused the education job losses? And what do they mean for the $1.9 trillion stimulus bill making its way through Congress?

Community college enrollment is plummeting, but political clout is growing (subscription)

Community colleges, long the unsung foundation of higher education in America, have reached a perilous turning point.

Colleges that require virus-screening tech struggle to say whether it works (subscription)

Many schools that use fever scanners and symptom checkers have not rigorously studied if the technology has slowed the spread of COVID-19 on campuses.

Utah colleges would need 85% of classes to be in person by August under this House bill

While the bill eyes the future of education, its overall goal is to keep students in the classroom now as the pandemic wears on.

Colleges confront their links to slavery and wrestle with how to atone for past sins

Georgetown University has committed to raising $400,000 a year for reparations to help the living descendants of enslaved people sold by the school’s president in 1838.

U.S. doubles down on protecting university research from China

The fresh recommendations come as the United States pushes ahead with the prosecution of at least five Chinese researchers arrested last year in various cities across the U.S. on charges of visa fraud for not disclosing ties to the Chinese military.

Federal earmarks may return. What it means for higher education

If earmarks do officially return, it could mean billions in funding for universities and colleges for a host of programs and projects near and dear to individual institutions’ hearts.

Top British universities ‘use secret waiting lists’ due to COVID-19 uncertainty

Universities accused of telling applicants privately they have places to ensure their courses are full.