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UNC’s $97 Million Plan to Reach Adult Online Learners
University of North Carolina will create an internal unit to build and manage online programs from the system’s 17 campuses for learners largely ignored by many universities.
Columbia ‘Simply Cannot Function’
Student workers halted many campus operations Wednesday as part of a weeks-long strike for a first contract. Professors worry about fallout for undergraduates as the semester nears an end, and many blame the university, not the strikers.
ADL: Anti-Israel Groups Are ‘Vilifying’ Jewish Students
The 2020–21 academic year was marked by a pattern of anti-Israel groups “blatantly demonizing pro-Israel and Zionist students” on college...
Judge Halts Federal Contractor Vaccine Mandate
Officials with Georgia public universities had testified in the case challenging the Biden order that mandates vaccination for employees of federal contractors.
Medical Schools Saw Record Applications, Diverse Classes
Applications to medical school soared by 17.8 percent for the 2021–22 academic year, reaching a record 46,758, the Association of...
Moody’s Forecasts Stable Outlook for Higher Ed in 2022
After two challenging years for higher education, Moody’s Investors Service forecasts a stable outlook for the sector in 2022, the...
Academic Minute: Understanding Abortion Clinic Selection
Today on the Academic Minute: Orlaith Heymann, a Ph.D. candidate in sociology at the University of Cincinnati, examines the painful...
New Funds to Help Community Colleges Enroll Adult Learners
A group of 20 community colleges across eight states will receive grants from the Lumina Foundation to increase enrollment of...