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Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Office for Students faces judicial review over public funding for bible colleges

England's university regulator faces legal action for failing to investigate whether theological colleges breach academic freedom laws despite receiving over £80 million in public funding since 2018.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Office for Students faces judicial review over public funding for bible colleges

England's university regulator faces legal action for failing to investigate whether theological colleges breach academic freedom laws despite receiving over £80 million in public funding since 2018.
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fromLGBTQ Nation
12 hours ago

After campus pushback, university pauses policy that removed professors' Pride flags - LGBTQ Nation

Boston University President Melissa Gilliam apologized for removing Pride flags and announced a pause on the policy behind their removal.
#higher-education
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

Federal judge halts White House effort to collect university data on applicants' race

A federal judge halted data collection efforts by the Trump administration regarding race in college admissions, citing rushed implementation and potential privacy risks.
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fromESPN.com
6 days ago
National Basketball Association

NCAA proposes barring players who opt into, remain in draft

fromDefector
2 months ago
National Basketball Association

NCAA Learns The Legal Consequences Of Making Shit Up As You Go Along | Defector

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2 months ago
National Basketball Association

NCAA Learns The Legal Consequences Of Making Shit Up As You Go Along | Defector

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Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
1 day ago

These blind students say their college blocked their education. A new rule could help

Blind students face significant challenges due to inaccessible learning materials in online education programs.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month ago

90 Percent of Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaints Were Dismissed Last Year. Here's Why. | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education has created a crisis that critics long feared: leaving marginalized students vulnerable to misconduct with little federal intervention. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan arm of Congress, paints a damning picture of how mass layoffs and the slashing of resources at the agency have significantly impacted the civil rights of students.
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Higher education
fromAP News
2 days ago

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren't considering race in admissions

A federal judge halted the Trump administration's data collection on race in college admissions, citing a rushed process and potential privacy risks.
Higher education
fromIndependent
4 days ago

Student who missed exams after being raped appeals against ruling in favour of UCD

A female medical student claims University College Dublin inadequately supported her after being raped and facing image-based abuse.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Researchers May Be Forced to Rely on an Obscure Court

A majority of justices say this 16-judge court likely has jurisdiction over lawsuits regarding thousands of National Institutes of Health federal research grants that the Trump administration has tried to terminate, as well as other fights concerning canceled grants. If the Supreme Court sticks by its current thinking in final rulings, the Court of Federal Claims could be handling fights over countless grants that the Trump administration and future higher ed-targeting presidencies may try to cancel in the future.
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fromAbove the Law
2 months ago

Law School Dean Survives Two-Year Search, Falls To One-Week Culture War - Above the Law

Arkansas rescinded Emily Suski's law dean appointment after conservative politicians objected to her signing an amici brief defending Title IX protections for a transgender student.
Higher education
fromNature
1 week ago

'Grade inflation' hits PhD students. What's behind the increase?

Graduate students' grades have increased over two decades without a corresponding improvement in work quality, indicating potential grade inflation.
Education
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

Teacher banned after lying about graduating from Cambridge

A teacher was banned indefinitely after fabricating documents, lying about a Cambridge Master's, falsifying age and magistrate status, prompting investigation and regulatory referral.
Higher education
fromESPN.com
2 weeks ago

Arbitration case could bring change to NCAA's 'messy middle'

Top college football programs are exceeding spending caps, challenging the stability of the House settlement designed to ensure competitive balance.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Audit Finds 'Severe Noncompliance' at Utah State University

A state audit released Friday found a litany of issues at Utah State University, including "patterns of financial noncompliance" among university leaders and staff, and poor oversight by the Utah Board of Higher Education. The audit offered 26 recommendations for improvement.
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fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago
Higher education

College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree

Generative AI in education creates tension between convenience and skill development, forcing professors and students to navigate unclear boundaries around responsible use.
Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree

Generative AI in education creates tension between convenience and skill development, forcing professors and students to navigate unclear boundaries around responsible use.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

An Article I'd Love to Read

Cuts that hurt are obvious: layoffs, program closures, college closures, furloughs, deferred maintenance, pay freezes, travel freezes, etc. It's a well-worn playbook at this point. Most of the moves in this category involve either attacking employee compensation, which causes obvious pain, or putting off necessary investments and living with gradual declines in quality.
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Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Vice-chancellor calls for review into student loans for those without A-levels

A university vice-chancellor proposes restricting government-backed student loans to applicants with A-levels or equivalents, arguing the current funding system is unsustainable for universities, students, and taxpayers.
Higher education
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Student who alleged assault loses case against university over resitting of exams

High Court dismissed a student's lawsuit over denied exam resits after she was seriously assaulted and awarded court costs against her.
#free-speech
Higher education
fromNature
2 months ago

'Bodies like ours aren't considered in academia'

Academic spaces, equipment, and norms often exclude people of larger body sizes, creating everyday barriers and unspoken discrimination.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

UNC Admin Can Now, Officially, Secretly Record Faculty

According to the policy, administrators may, with the provost and general counsel's written permission, record classes or access existing recordings without telling faculty in order to "gather evidence in connection with an investigation into alleged violations of university policy" and "for any other lawful purpose, when authorized in writing by the provost and the office of university counsel, who will consult with the chair of the faculty."
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