Elizabeth Redden
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U of Florida ends its COVID dashboard. Will others follow?
The University of Florida has discontinued updates to its dashboard. Will more colleges follow suit? → Read More
Research links rise in college completion to grade inflation
New research argues that increases in GPAs are responsible for the rise in college completion rates since the 1990s. → Read More
Veterans' ed law could impact international recruitment
A ban on incentive-based recruitment could have big implications for how colleges recruit international students. → Read More
Graduate enrollment grew in 2020 despite pandemic
Graduate enrollments grew in fall 2020 despite big drops in incoming international students. Gains among part-time and underrepresented minority students helped fuel the increase. → Read More
Valparaiso Is Latest to Close Confucius Institute
Valparaiso University in Indiana said it would close its Confucius Institute on March 1, following in the footsteps of scores of colleges that have closed the Chinese government-funded centers for Chinese language and culture education as they’ve come under growing scrutiny from congressional and state lawmakers. A tracker maintained by the National Academy of Scholars → Read More
Efforts underway to aid scholars, students in Afghanistan
Efforts continue to evacuate students and academic personnel from Afghanistan. → Read More
Taliban takeover of Afghanistan raises fearsome consequences for students, scholars
Scholars and students face desperate circumstances following Taliban takeover of Afghanistan. → Read More
Faculty, students push for vaccine mandates at Minnesota, elsewhere
As the Delta variant spreads, faculty and students re-up their advocacy for campus vaccine requirements. → Read More
COVID-19 roundup: Struggles over mask mandates
As a growing number of colleges reinstate mask mandates, colleges and lawmakers in some states square off. University of South Carolina drops mask requirement following state attorney general opinion. → Read More
Statement condemns state measures barring vaccine, mask mandates
American College Health Association and other groups condemn state-level restrictions barring colleges from requiring vaccines or other public health measures, such as mandatory masking. → Read More
Judge Strikes Down Provision of Title IX Rule
A federal judge largely upheld a controversial 2020 final rule on Title IX promulgated by former secretary of education Betsy DeVos, but he struck down a key provision that prohibits colleges adjudicating sexual misconduct allegations from considering statements not subject to cross-examination. → Read More
Medical schools, teaching hospitals urged to mandate vaccines
American Association of Medical Colleges recommends vaccine mandates for medical schools and teaching hospitals. → Read More
Federal judge upholds Indiana University's COVID-19 vaccine requirement
Federal judge finds Indiana was reasonably pursuing legitimate public health aims in first court decision considering the constitutionality of a college’s COVID-19 vaccination requirement. → Read More
Federal judge rules DACA is illegal
President Biden has pledged to appeal a federal judge’s ruling against the program that shields young undocumented immigrants from deportation. → Read More
Appeals Court Sides With Christian Group Deregistered by Iowa
The U.S. Court for Appeals for the Eighth Circuit ruled Friday that University of Iowa administrators targeted religious organizations for discriminatory treatment and further found that administrators can be held personally liable for their actions. The case was brought by Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, a student organization active at the University of Iowa for 25 years → Read More
U of California to Require COVID Vaccines for Fall
The University of California moved up the timeline for its COVID-19 vaccination requirement on Thursday, saying it will require faculty, students and staff to be vaccinated two weeks before the start of the fall term. Previously, the university system said it would wait on full approval from the Food and Drug Administration before its COVID-19 vaccine requirement would go into → Read More
Appeals Court Rules Private Loans Dischargeable in Bankruptcy
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit ruled Thursday that private student loans are dischargeable in bankruptcy. The case involves loans taken out by Hilal K. Homaidan, a former Emerson College student, from Sallie Mae and a successor corporation, Navient. Navient maintained that a section of the bankruptcy code that exempts from discharge “obligationto repay → Read More
College's CFO Accused of Fraud With $10M Gift
Wyoming Catholic College had planned to use a $10 million gift from an anonymous donor -- the largest in its history -- to fund a campus expansion before allegations of fraud levied against the college’s chief financial officer raised doubts about the origins and legality of the donation, the National Catholic Register reported. The CFO, Paul McCown, resigned from Wyoming → Read More
Movement focuses on integrating social justice content into math courses
New course at Kettering University in Michigan aims to engage STEM-minded students in humanistic and social science analysis through mathematics. → Read More
E-cigarette maker Juul pays $51,000 to fund special issue
E-cigarette maker Juul funds a special issue of an academic journal about use of its product. Editor in chief says normal review processes were followed. → Read More