Universities reinstate standardized test requirements after removing them during COVID-19
PITTSBURG POST GAZETTE — A new, digitized version of the SAT, implemented this past weekend, is shorter and aims to improve the test-taking experience. But questions remain over whether universities should require SAT and ACT scores as pandemic-induced test-optional policies reach their expiration dates.
Read More about Universities reinstate standardized test requirements after removing them during COVID-19A look at the budget cuts at West Virginia University and president Gordon Gee
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — E. Gordon Gee likes to tell a joke that goes like this: When he first became a university president, in 1981, at age 37, he was doing a bad job.
Read More about A look at the budget cuts at West Virginia University and president Gordon GeeGroup of Harvard University faculty file for union recognition
THE HARVARD CRIMSON — Harvard Academic Workers-United Auto Workers filed for official union recognition with the National Labor Relations Board on Friday.
Read More about Group of Harvard University faculty file for union recognitionCollege Board to shift to digital only SAT
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Students can say goodbye to those No. 2 pencils, portable sharpeners and big pink erasers; they no longer need to worry about having legible handwriting or fully shading the answer bubbles. The SAT is now completely digital.
Read More about College Board to shift to digital only SATUS Supreme Court sends university free speech challenge back to lower courts
SCOTUS BLOG — Amid the debate over free speech on university campuses, the justices on Monday set aside a decision by a federal appeals court in a case involving whether so-called “bias-response team policies” – procedures created by universities to solicit, track, and investigate reports of bias – chill students’ speech.
Read More about US Supreme Court sends university free speech challenge back to lower courtsA look at delays in the new FAFSA process
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Politics, priorities and a set of unforced errors unraveled the Education Department’s best-laid plans for a federal aid overhaul. Critics say they should have seen it coming.
Read More about A look at delays in the new FAFSA processCongress blocks US Education Department from expanding Pell Grant eligibility
BNN — Amid the chaos of a looming government shutdown, the Biden administration’s attempt to extend federal financial aid to more students hit a wall, with Congress thwarting plans to increase Pell Grant funding.
Read More about Congress blocks US Education Department from expanding Pell Grant eligibilityWhite House proposal aims to give states authority over online colleges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A proposal from the Biden administration could reshape how states oversee online education.
Read More about White House proposal aims to give states authority over online collegesHow university counsel plays an important role at universities
THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION — Once upon a time, administrators on college campuses would gather in corner offices to write new policies or start new programs. When their work was done, someone would say, “run this past the lawyer” to make sure all the legal t’s were crossed and i’s were dotted.
Read More about How university counsel plays an important role at universitiesNumber of students transferring universities have increased over the past year
INSIDE HIGHER ED — A new report shows the number of students transferring grew last fall, especially among disadvantaged groups, a tentatively hopeful sign to higher ed experts.
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