Universities prepare for flu season
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Influenza outbreaks have always been of particular concern on college campuses, where close-quarters living, crowded lecture halls and fluid social circles make airborne transmission especially easy. But the past two flu seasons were almost nonexistent on campuses, thanks to remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic—which kept them empty—or masking and social…
Read More about Universities prepare for flu seasonNew initiative in California aims to re-enroll students with some college credits
HIGHER ED DIVE — A group of higher education organizations announced this week they are joining forces to help up to 30 colleges reenroll thousands of residents in the state, with a focus on institutions the coronavirus pandemic hit hardest. The coalition includes California Competes, ProjectAttain!, InsideTrack and the Institute for Higher Education Policy.
Read More about New initiative in California aims to re-enroll students with some college creditsABA section on legal education to vote on ending law school admissions testing requirement
REUTERS — Capping years of debate and a deluge of public comments, the American Bar Association is poised to do away with its longtime requirement that law schools use standardized admissions tests such as the Law School Admission Test. The ABA’s Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar is scheduled…
Read More about ABA section on legal education to vote on ending law school admissions testing requirementThe incredible shrinking future of college
VOX — The population of college-age Americans is about to crash. It will change higher education forever. In four years, the number of students graduating from high schools across the country will begin a sudden and precipitous decline, due to a rolling demographic aftershock of the Great Recession.
Read More about The incredible shrinking future of collegeHow affirmative action debates could affect legacy admissions
INSID HIGHER ED — When the U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on affirmative action last week, affirmative action was not the only controversial admissions practice to come up. Justices on both sides of the main debate also discussed legacy admissions, the practice of giving a preference to the children of alumni.
Read More about How affirmative action debates could affect legacy admissionsFlorida Supreme Court hears breach of contract case after COVID-19 campus shutdown
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Florida state Supreme Court announced Tuesday that it would hear a lawsuitagainst the University of South Florida over campus shutdowns and remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Read More about Florida Supreme Court hears breach of contract case after COVID-19 campus shutdownOpinion: William & Mary Law dean A. Benjamin Spencer discusses steps to make legal education more accessible
BLOOMBERG LAW — As the cost of higher education—and associated student loan debt—continue to mount, consumers and observers rightly voice concern about its value. Legal education is no exception. Indeed, Justice Neil Gorsuch recently wondered, “Does it really require seven years of collegiate education to become a competent lawyer?” The answer to that question clearly is…
Read More about Opinion: William & Mary Law dean A. Benjamin Spencer discusses steps to make legal education more accessibleUS Supreme Court hears opening arguments in college admissions affirmative action case
PBS NEWS HOUR — The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday that could overturn years of precedent. Past decisions indicated colleges can use race in admissions as long as they don’t use quotas or give applicants benefits based solely on race.
Read More about US Supreme Court hears opening arguments in college admissions affirmative action caseMore than 26 million apply for federal student loan forgiveness program
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Nearly 26 million Americans have applied for relief under the Biden administration’s student loan forgiveness plan, the White House announced Thursday.
Read More about More than 26 million apply for federal student loan forgiveness programAmerican Council on Education hosts panel on burnout in higher education
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — In the era of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Great Resignation, faculty and staff burnout is a major problem in higher education. A 2022 Gallup poll found that educators reported the highest level of burnout of any industry, and 35% of college and university workers reported “always” or “very often” feeling burned…
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