Some higher education institutions suspend or cancel diversity programs due to Executive Order
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Two campuses are halting diversity efforts in relation to the White House’s recent executive order against “divisive concepts” in federally funded programs.
Read More about Some higher education institutions suspend or cancel diversity programs due to Executive OrderA look at efforts to include innovation and entrepreneurial achievement as possible faculty qualifications for tenure and promotion
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Academics from 67 universities nationally have unanimously voted to approve a set of recommendations for recognizing innovation and entrepreneurial achievements among the criteria for higher education faculty promotion and tenure. The proposal is to place innovation and entrepreneurship within the prongs.
Read More about A look at efforts to include innovation and entrepreneurial achievement as possible faculty qualifications for tenure and promotionHigher education groups request federal aid for colleges in next stimulus package
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The coronavirus pandemic has taken an even deeper financial toll on colleges and universities than expected, said associations representing two- and four-year institutions. In a letter to House of Representatives leaders, the groups nearly tripled the amount of help they say is needed from Congress in another aid package, to at least $120 billion.
Read More about Higher education groups request federal aid for colleges in next stimulus packageUndergraduate enrollment in 2020 down 2.5 percent over previous academic year
BLOOMBERG NEWS — Fewer students are opting to attend college in the U.S., deterred by Covid-19 risk and the prospect of taking classes online.
Read More about Undergraduate enrollment in 2020 down 2.5 percent over previous academic yearParents of Black college students take on large student loan debts
THE HECHINGER REPORT — When I graduated with a bachelor’s degree from William & Mary in 2003, I desperately needed a job. I was the mother of a 4-year-old daughter, and I was consumed by worries about child care, the car note for my used Honda Civic and saving for my own apartment. In addition,…
Read More about Parents of Black college students take on large student loan debtsSurvey: Undocumented college students report anxiety due to financial and legal status
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Undocumented immigrant college students, or Dreamers, are experiencing higher levels of anxiety about their legal status and increased financial and personal stresses due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a new survey conducted by the scholarship-granting organization TheDream.US.
Read More about Survey: Undocumented college students report anxiety due to financial and legal statusColleges struggled to balance political and public health pressures with re-openings
CNN — Going into the new school year, colleges and universities knew the risks. After all, in March, most had pivoted to virtual learning — either temporarily or permanently — in hopes of curbing the spread of the virus.
Read More about Colleges struggled to balance political and public health pressures with re-openingsUniversity-run K-12 online programs report increased enrollment amid pandemic
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Dissatisfied with the way local schools are responding to the pandemic, families increasingly turn to online K-12 options to educate their children — including schools run by universities.
Read More about University-run K-12 online programs report increased enrollment amid pandemicFederal government considers overhaul of student visa rules
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Trump administration proposes revamping visas so students would have to apply for an extension after fixed terms of no more than four years. Some students would have to reapply after two years, depending on their country of origin.
Read More about Federal government considers overhaul of student visa rulesStudents call on universities to require race and ethnicity studies
THE HECHINGER REPORT — When Morgan Ottley, a neuroscience major at the University of Pittsburgh, noticed in the spring of her sophomore year that most of her teachers did not address racial disparities in the medical field, she wanted the university to change its curriculum.
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