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Liberty University has more COVID cases than 4 larger VA campuses combined

In just ten days, Liberty University's dashboard says the university has had 535 students and employees test positive.

James Madison University faculty doubles down on diversity efforts

Last month, Tim Miller, vice president for Student Affairs, issued a video apology for the controversial training, which suggested that people who identify as male, cisgender, heterosexual, heteroromantic, Christian, white, Western European, and American are privileged.

Virginia Tech, Xavier latest universities to disenroll students who don’t get COVID vaccine

Virginia Tech disenrolled more than 130 students who either did not submit their vaccination documentation or did not receive an exemption.

Fake ‘bot students’ at CA colleges tied to suspected scam to get COVID relief

The California Community Colleges system is investigating potentially widespread fraud involving fake “bot students” enrolled in active courses.

Professors describe ‘mass exodus’ from technical college in Boston

Seven of the fourteen Wentworth Institute of Technology professors who've left are women — a considerable number for a small technical college where female faculty are underrepresented.

After backlash, Amherst College eases heavy COVID-19 restrictions

After a year of learning remotely or in a campus bubble, many Amherst College students prepared for a fall semester that would look like pre-COVID-19 times.

Stanford student banned from campus after racist social media posts

The announcement comes a day after the University denounced Chaze Vinci for his racist and violent social media posts and said it is working to take action to ensure the safety of the community.

Colleges dangle tuition deals to head off harsh economic reality

U.S. colleges will see dwindling high-school seniors starting in 2026. In Pennsylvania, it's already happening.

Changes to come should be ‘music to your ears,’ higher education innovators say

“This move to online learning is here to stay. We’ll never rubber-band back to the old days.”

Feds expand Pell Grant program for prisoners working on college degrees

Inmates in 42 states and Washington, D.C., can now get federal grants to work with colleges and universities to earn trade certifications, associate’s degrees and even bachelor’s degrees.

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