While the model has recently drawn fanfare from policymakers, some higher education leaders and the public, others argue that evidence suggests that it will not only not work, but it will also backfire.
SUNY campuses will phase out the use of plastic utensils, bags, bottles and other items in the coming years as part of a statewide push to keep hard-to-recycle waste out of landfills. The new policy phasing out so-called single-use plastics came out of recommendations made by a task force that began studying the issue two […]
After four years of test-optional admissions for undergraduate applications, The University of Texas at Austin will return to requiring standardized testing scores, beginning with applications for the Fall 2025 semester. Analysis of the University's own data further revealed that on average, students who submitted standardized scores performed significantly better on those exams and in their […]
Virginia will become the second state to ban legacy admissions at public colleges and universities after Gov. Glenn Youngkin signed a bill that unanimously cleared the state legislature. The bill says public universities cannot give preferential admissions to college applicants based on their familial relationship to the school. Virginia joins Colorado as the only states […]
The majority of the college leaders transitioning in or out of the president position in the past two weeks have demonstrated excellence in one of higher education's top executive positions.
It'll save students and educators about an hour of testing, for starters. Here's what The College Board told District Administration about the revamped exam.
Students at a university in the Texas Panhandle have asked the Supreme Court to rule that they have a First Amendment right to hold a charity drag show on campus, an emergency request they hope will allow them to put on the show this month. It's another side of the roiling debate over campus speech that has included challenges […]
By a vote of 13-to-12, the full Senate on Tuesday rejected the reconfirmation of University of Hawaii Board of Regents Interim Chair Alapaki Nahale-a. This comes after a senate committee voted unanimously against his confirmation last week―a move the UH faculty union is calling an abuse of power. During a humiliating confirmation hearing before the state Senate's […]
Note: The Fox 11 News article originally linked to the Monday newsletter has been replaced with an article from WTAQ to improve newsgathering accuracy. St. Norbert College is eliminating more jobs as it deals with a $9.2 million combined budget deficit for the '24 and '25 financial years. 12 faculty jobs are being cut after […]
Fraternities are pushing back against the University of Maryland's suspension of 35 Greek organizations on the College Park campus. Some fraternity presidents say the move to ban recruiting and any social activities involving alcohol unfairly targets fraternities and sororities following the rules. "Social activities are about to hit an all-time low," a student said. "I mean for […]
