One of the silver linings from the pandemic is that people are rethinking education options and accessibility. Arizona State University (ASU), a public, taxpayer-funded university in Tempe, Arizona, officially announced a partnership with YouTube and…
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Universities in Texas ban use of TikTok on campus internet
In response to a governor’s directive, the University of Texas-Austin officially blocked access to the popular social media app TikTok on its campus wired and wireless internet networks. The Texas Tribune reported the news of…
Professor group announces investigation of Florida tenure review
A faculty organization said it will formally review the state of Florida’s efforts to reform tenure. The American Association of University Professors (AAUP) said it will formally investigate the Sunshine State’s tenure reform law over…
Biden administration shields appointee who violated ethics pledge
The top deputy to Biden’s education secretary was accused of violating an ethics pledge of the Biden administration after openly coordinating efforts between a former employer and the Department of Education. Donna Harris-Aikens, who is…
Graduate students at University of Michigan want to reduce transgender healthcare wait times
The University of Michigan, which is no stranger to controversy, is in the middle of a back-and-forth labor issue between the administration and graduate student workers. The graduate student worker union, the Graduate Employee’s Organization…
Faculty halt strike at University of Illinois-Chicago after deal
The college faculty at the University of Illinois-Chicago (UIC) went on strike last week over pay issues and the provision of mental health services for students. But they reached a late night deal with the…
Florida rejects AP African American studies over ‘woke’ material
The state of Florida rejected The College Board’s Advanced Placement (AP) course on African-American studies over allegations of “woke” material. Gov. Ron DeSantis said that the state education agency rejected the course because it pushed…
United Nations meets with Afghanistan education official in charge of college ban
Several weeks after the Taliban imposed a ban on women attending colleges and universities, the United Nations met with the Taliban to plead their case to revoke the ban. United Nations envoy Markus Potzel met…
Stanford removes woke language guide from website
The much-maligned woke language guide at Stanford University has been removed from the university’s website, after hiding the guide from the public when the controversy went viral. Inside Higher Ed reported about the guide’s removal,…
Yale student workers vote to unionize
Labor unions, which saw plummeting membership trends in recent years, are seeing a resurgence on college and university campuses in the form of graduate and professional student workers. The latest university to join the unionization…