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Education Department Announces Grants, Guidance
The U.S. Education Department announced new grants under the American Rescue Plan and also provided new guidance on how colleges...
Academic Minute: Climate Change in the Hindu Kush–Himalaya
Today on the Academic Minute: Falk Huettmann, professor of wildlife ecology at the University of Alaska at Fairbanks, explores climate...
An Online ‘Moon Shot’ for the Developing World
A new, free online certificate program from Arizona State’s Thunderbird School of Global Management will be offered in 40 languages and seeks to reach refugees, women and others in the developing world.
Denmark Wants to Shift Enrollments
Government orders cuts in large cities, hoping to attract more students to smaller cities and towns.
No Love Lost
Jordan Peterson is retiring from the University of Toronto, citing his “persona non grata” status—and academe’s “craven” embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
UNC Chapel Hill Adds $2M to Threatened Library Budget
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill will direct $2 million annually to its library budgets, changing course on...
Zuckerberg, Chan Gift $50M to University of Hawai‘i
Facebook founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, donated $50 million to the University of Hawai‘i—the largest...
S&P Announces Stable Outlook After 4 Years
After four years of negative outlooks, S&P Global has revised its outlook for global nonprofit higher education to stable, the...