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December 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] Descendants of Slaves Could Receive Priority College Admission
Newsweek, 12.02.24 - ［Policy] Why more colleges are seeking Hispanic-serving institution status
HigherEdDive, 12.02.24 - ［Policy] Why colleges are turning to institutional neutrality
HigherEdDive, 12.03.24 - ［Policy] How equitable is funding for public colleges?
HigherEdDive, 12.04.24 - ［Policy] Community ‘college deserts’ leave students stranded from higher education
The Hill, 12.04.24 - ［Policy] What happens to students when rural colleges cut programs and majors
HechingerReport, 12.05.24 - ［Policy] University of Michigan will no longer solicit diversity statements from faculty
HigherEdDive, 12.05.24 - ［Policy] Forget FAFSA, says one state. We got you
HechingerReport, 12.09.24 - ［Policy] Black Student Enrollment at Harvard Law Drops by More Than Half
NY Times, 12.16.24
Education
- ［Education] Students Think Faculty Should Be Mentors. What Does That Look Like?
InsideHigherEd, 12.02.24 - ［Education] Yearly Progress and Completion
National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, 12.04.24 - ［Education] How will colleges fare financially in 2025? It depends.
HigherEdDive, 12.09.24 - ［Education] Applying to college today is incredibly public and incredibly isolating
Vox, 12.12.24 - ［Education] The Early Bird Gets Admitted
InsideHigherEd, 12.20.24
Research
- ［Research] UC Berkeley study uncovers the mafia’s role in Italy’s wildfire crisis
UC Berkeley, 12.09.24 - ［Research] NASA-funded project offers new insights into fire behavior in space
UC Berkeley Engineering, 12.09.24 - ［Research] New Microscopy Technique Could Enable Rapid Tumor Analysis in the Operating Room
Caltech, 12.18.24 - ［Research] Believe it or not, 1 vape has 20 cigarettes worth of nicotine
University of California, 12.19.24 - ［Research] OVERACTIVE CELLS LINKED WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES
Futurity, 12.19.24 - ［Research] Whales can live way longer than scientists had thought, with potential lifespans as much as double previous estimates
The Conversation, 12.20.24 - ［Research] Family relations of Moche elite burials on the North Coast of Peru (~500 CE): Analyses of the Senora de Cao and relatives
PNAS, 12.23.24 - ［Research] Giving a kidney to a stranger? Researchers call it ‘extraordinary altruism’
NPR, 12.26.24
November 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] Getting out the college vote: It’s more crucical – and more complicated – than ever
USA Today, 11.03.24 - ［Policy] At famously loud Berkeley, pro-Palestinian protests have grown quieter
Politico, 11.05.24 - ［Policy] Colleges Lose Appeal to Stop Debt Relief Settlement
Inside Higher Ed, 11.06.24 - ［Policy] What Trump’s Victory Means for Higher Ed
Inside Higher Ed, 11.06.24 - ［Policy] New Jersey initiative brings back over 8,600 stopped-out students
Higher Ed Dive, 11.13.24 - ［Policy] What a Trump presidency might mean for student loan forgiveness
NPR, 11.14.24 - ［Policy] Boston U Suspends Admissions to Humanities and Social Science Ph.D. Programs
Inside Higher Ed, 11.19.24 - ［Policy] Boston U Suspends Admissions to Humanities and Social Science Ph.D. Programs
Inside Higher Ed, 11.19.24 - ［Policy] Two UC unions walk out Wednesday in strikes at UCSF and campuses statewide
San Francisco Chrolice, 11.20.24
Education
- ［Education] Department of State Recognizes 50 Colleges and Universities as Fulbright HSI Leaders
U.S. Department of State, 11.04.24 - ［Education] Students and staff question UMich AI investments
The Michigan Daily, 11.06.24 - ［Education] FBI says hateful texts were also sent to Hispanic and LGBTQ community after election
NPR, 11.07.24 - ［Education] Can Utah’s Enrollment Boom Stave Off Budget Cuts?
Inside Higher Ed, 11.08.24 - ［Education] A trend colleges might not want applicants to notice: It’s becoming easier to get in
The Hechinger Report, 11.18.24 - ［Education] A new path for supporting Black students in higher education
EdSource, 11.18.24 - ［Education] Conservative professors and students are suing California’s community colleges, and winning
CalMatters, 11.21.24
Research
- ［Research] Listen: How you can spot Misinformation
Futurity, 11.04.24 - ［Research] Mighty Radio Bursts Linked to Massive Galaxies
Caltech, 11.06.24 - ［Research] Microplastics promote cloud formation, with likely effects on weather and climate
The Conversation, 11.07.24 - ［Research] New device pulls water out of desert air
Futurity, 11.13.24 - ［Research] Almost half of Muslim students at California universities cite harassment, survey says
EdSource, 11.21.24 - ［Research] Can you get brain’s benefits without actaully sleeping?
Futurity, 11.25.24
October 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] US restricts study abroad for F-1 visa holders
The Pie News, 10.01.24 - ［Policy] Temple suspends pro-Palestinian student group after protesters disrupted job fair
NPR, 10.02.24 - ［Policy] US expands global student visa services
The Pie News, 10.02.24 - ［Policy] Removal of On-Campus Voting on Election Day Sparks Uproar at Purdue
Inside Higher Ed, 10.03.24 - ［Policy] Brown says no to pro-Palestinian students’ demands for divestment
NPR, 10.09.24 - ［Policy] Florida universities are culling hundreds of general education courses
Politico, 10.14.24 - ［Policy] Tribal College Campuses Are Falling Apart. The U.S. Hasn’t Fulfilled Its Promise to Fund the Schools.
ProPublica, 10.14.24 - ［Policy] University leaders urge state oversight, financial support to keep colleges afloat
New Jersey Monitor, 10.16.24 - ［Policy] 11 pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at University of Minnesota
ABC News, 10.21.24
Education
- ［Education] The Community College Transfer System is Broken. Who’s to Blame?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 10.03.24 - ［Education] University of California sued over not offering jobs to undocumented students
Ed Source, 10.03.24 - ［Education] UC San Diego launches climate change course requirement
KPBS, 10.03.24 - ［Education] The fallout: University of the Arts haunted by unanswered questions months after sudden closure
Higher Ed Dive, 10.08.24 - ［Education] Some students are fighting to stay in college after the FAFSA delayed financial aid
NPR, 10.10.24 - ［Education] Boston University graduate workers end 7-month strike, ratify first union contract
Boston Herald, 10.16.24 - ［Education] How can colleges maintain diverse student bodies?
Higher Ed Dive, 10.21.24 - ［Education] Seoul Cyber University forms dual degree program with Cal State San Bernardino
Korea Times, 10.23.24
Research
- ［Research] Chip uses blood to diagnose lung cancer 10X faster
Futurity, 10.07.24 - ［Research] MicroRNA is the Nobel-winning master regulator of the genome ? researchers are learning to treat disease by harnessing how it controls genes
The Conversation, 10.07.24 - ［Research] Mussels inspire sticky way to clean up plastic waste
Futurity, 10.08.24 - ［Research] What one state learned after a decade of free community college
Hechinger Report, 10.14.24 - ［Research] ‘Academic probation’ sends message to students that college isn’t for them, research says
Ed Source, 10.17.24 - ［Research] Many wealthy members of Congress are descendants of rich slaveholders ? new study demonstrates the enduring legacy of slavery
The Conversation, 10.23.24 - ［Research] Stay Informed with the Latest Enrollment Information, National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s Regular Updates on Higher Education Enrollment
NSC Research Center, 10.23.24
September 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] Columbia University term starts with protests and security
BBC, 09.03.24 - ［Policy] US judge temporarily blocks new Biden student debt relief plan
Reuters, 09.05.24 - ［Policy] DeSantis pushed for post-tenure review of Florida professors. The first results are in.
Politico, 09.12.24 - ［Policy] US recognises Fulbright HBCU Institutional Leaders
The Pie News, 09.12.24 - ［Policy] Northwestern cancels classes of professor cited during Gaza protest
Axios Chicago, 03.09.18 - ［Policy] Rutgers University president announces plans to step down next summer
WHYY, 09.17.24 - ［Policy] Elite US universities rake in millions from big oil donations, research finds
The Guardian, 09.19.24 - ［Policy] Cornell suspends international grad student after anti-war protest. He could be forced to leave the country
WSKG PBS NPR, 09.24.24
Education
- ［Education] STUDENT VOICE: One of every five college students is a parent. Here’s how colleges can help more of us graduate
Hechinger Report, 09.03.24 - ［Education] Project Kitty Hawk is trying to reenroll students who left the UNC System. Is it working?
Higher Ed Dive, 09.05.24 - ［Education] Scientists Ramp Up Public Engagement to Combat Misinformation
Inside Higher Ed, 09.06.24 - ［Education] Attacks on higher ed could portend Southern ‘brain drain,’ AAUP says
Higher Ed Dive, 09.10.24 - ［Education] The University of Utah gets millions from using the Utes name. But what does the Ute Tribe get?
The Salt Lake Tribune, 09.16.24 - ［Education] US ambassador urges more study opportunities for US students in India
The Pie News, 09.17.24 - ［Education] Disney to limit college tuition benefit, cut master’s degree programs
Higher Ed Dive, 09.18.24 - ［Education] University of Maryland president’s research will be reviewed for plagiarism
The Baltimore Banner, 09.18.24
Research
- ［Research] Kids who use ChatGPT as a study assistant do worse on tests
Hechinger Report, 09.02.24 - ［Research] Dangerous airborne fungus boosted by California droughts
Berkeley Public Health, 09.03.24 - ［Research] Healthy diet with less sugar is linked to younger biological age
Berkeley Public Health, 09.04.24 - ［Research] Using a common food dye, researchers made mouse skin transparent
Stanford Engineering, 09.05.24 - ［Research] California Dreamin’: DACA’s Decline and Undocumented College Student Enrollment in the Golden State
SSRN, 09.12.24 - ［Research] Out Of Options: The Drugs Don’t Work. Therapy Doesn’t Work. What’s Left?
Keck School of Medicine USC, 09.26.24 - ［Research] What’s driving phone bans in schools?
Futurity, 09.26.24
August 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] University of South Alabama closes DEI office, will eliminate two staff positions
Al.com, 08.08.24 - ［Policy] Not All ‘Free College’ Programs Spark Increased Enrollments or More Degrees
EdSurge, 08.09.24 - ［Policy] Oregon higher ed leaders propose budget they say will jeopardize programs and raise student costs
Oregon Capital Chronicle, 08.12.24 - ［Policy] Biden administration urges Supreme Court to reinstate student loan relief plan in emergency appeal
The Hill, 08.13.24 - ［Policy] Columbia President Resigns After Months of Turmoil on Campus
New York Times, 08.14.24 - ［Policy] Student Life Act would require colleges to put suicide line on back of college IDs
Audacy.com, 08.19.24 - ［Policy] Cornell workers strike on move-in day as other universities reach labor agreements
Higher Ed Dive, 08.19.24 - ［Policy] UF senior staffers racked up hundreds of thousands of dollars in travel costs after Ben Sasse allowed them to work remotely
Florida Politics, 08.30.24 - ［Policy] S.F. State sells investments in arms makers after deal with pro-Palestinian students
San Francisco Chronicle, 08.31.24
Education
- ［Education] They need to do better’: Parents frustrated over University of Utah dorm chaos
The Salt Lake Tribune, 08.07.24 - ［Education] UD plans for fewer students, employee reductions in new reality of higher-ed
Dayton Daily News, 08.08.24 - ［Education] Getting electricity and water to everyone, using the power of economics
School of Global Policy and Strategy, UCSD, 08.08.24 - ［Education] Will 25 Percent Of Colleges Consolidate? An Update On A Prediction
Forbes, 08.13.24 - ［Education] Cutting race-based scholarships blocks path to college, students say
The Hechinger Report, 08.19.24 - ［Education] Queer students look for alternatives after Texas A&M ends transgender health care services
Texas Tribune, 08.21.24 - ［Education] Most community college students plan to get 4-year degrees. Few actually do
NPR, 08.21.24 - ［Education] Common App data shows substantial rise in minority student college applications
Higher Ed Dive, 08.22.24 - ［Education] The fastest-growing college expense may not be what people think
The Hechinger Report, 08.22.24 - ［Education] Stanford faces backlash after letting go of 23 lecturers from popular program
Sfgate, 08.22.24 - ［Education] Latitudes
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 08.28.24 - ［Education] Column: We want every major to be a climate major
The Hechinger Report, 08.28.24
Research
- ［Research] Brain-computer interface allows man with ALS to ‘speak’
University of California, 08.15.24 - ［Research] Improving predictions of plant species survival with the California poppy
University of California, 08.15.24 - ［Research] Kamala Harris’ hidden foe: pervasive bias against powerful middle-aged women
Berkeley News, 08.15.24 - ［Research] New USC research reveals untapped potential for mobilizing voters of color in battleground states
USC Price, 08.27.24 - ［Research] Keeping up with the dolphins: drones give snapshot of pod health
University of Hawaii News, 08.28.24 - ［Research] Stop worrying about being happy: New Berkeley Psychology research suggests doing so makes people unhappy
Berkeley Letters&Science, 08.28.24 - ［Research] Dark matter could have helped make supermassive black holes in the early universe
UCLA Newsroom, 08.29.24 - ［Research] Can fungi turn food waste into the next culinary sensation
Berkeley News, 08.29.24
July 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] Congressman Wants To Revoke Foreign Students’ Visas Over Assaults, Rioting
Dallas Express, 07.03.24 - ［Policy] Department of Education and Brown University reach agreement on antidiscrimination efforts
AP News, 07.08.24 - ［Policy] Easing the Nonimmigrant Visa Process for U.S. College Graduates
Travel.State.Gov, 07.15.24 - ［Policy] UC approves policy to limit faculty speech on websites
EdSource, 03.07.17 - ［Policy] How could Project 2025 change education?
Hechinger Report, 07.23.24 - ［Policy]Harris Has Championed Loan Forgiveness, For-Profit Crackdowns and Free College
Inside Higher Ed, 07.23.24 - ［Policy] Why Kamala Harris’ history in Alpha Kappa Alpha could play a huge role in the election
MSNBC, 07.24.24 - ［Policy] Latest FAFSA issue could leave college students without critical aid as classes approach
NBC News, 07.31.24
Education
- ［Education] ‘We can’t cut anymore’: Can colleges recover from the gut-punch of inflation?
Higher Ed Dive, 07.01.24 - ［Education] Why Are There So Few Conservative Professors?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 07.01.24 - ［Education] University of Maryland pays $500,000 settlement for allegedly failing to disclose researchers funding from Chinese companies
The Baltimore Sun, 07.16.24 - ［Education] VCU partners with Harvard to provide scholars in Ukraine with an academic lifeline
Virginia Commonwealth University, 07.17.24 - ［Education] UC Santa Barbara and Tuskegee University launch pilot program to advance Black cultural perspectives in TV writing
University of California, 07.18.24 - ［Education] UW awarded $50M to lead U.S. research security center
University of Washington, 07.24.24 - ［Education] William & Mary receives largest-ever donation for new marine science school
WHRO, 07.24.24
Research
- ［Research] How Lasers and 2D Materials Could Solve the World’s Plastic Problem
The University of Texas at Austin, 07.02.24 - ［Research] First study to measure toxic metals in tampons shows arsenic and lead, among other contaminants
University of California, 07.11.24 - ［Research] Tropical plant species are as threatened by climate change as widely feared, study confirms
Brown News, 07.18.24 - ［Research] Scientists find that small regions of the brain can take micro-naps while the rest of the brain is awake and vice versa
University of California, 07.18.24 - ［Research] USC scientists use AI to predict a wildfire’s next move
University of Southern California, 07.22.24 - ［Research] UC Berkeley Professor Michael Yartsev named Howard Hughes Medical Institute Investigator
Berkeley News, 07.23.24 - ［Research] How colleges can become ‘living labs’ for combating climate change
Grist, 07.30.24
June 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] University of Missouri System moves to strip racial criteria from donated scholarship funds
Higher Ed Dive, 06.04.24 - ［Policy] How DEI rollbacks at colleges and universities set back learning
The Conversation, 06.10.24 - ［Policy] A Harvard Dean’s Assault on Faculty Speech
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 06.20.24 - ［Policy] Trump Says He Would Give Green Cards to All Foreign College Students at Graduation
New York Times, 06.20.24 - ［Policy] Manhattan DA drops charges against most of the Columbia University protesters
NBC News, 06.20.24 - ［Policy] Issues with FAFSA could mean many students don’t go to college in the fall
NPR, 06.21.24 - ［Policy] Judges temporarily halt part of President Biden’s student debt forgiveness plan
NPR, 06.25.24
Education
- ［Education] OpenAI builds ChatGPT system for colleges and universities
EdScoop, 06.04.24 - ［Education] Stanford Becomes Latest School to Reinstate Test Scores Requirement
New York Times, 06.08.24 - ［Education] Math ends the education careers of thousands of community college students. A few schools are trying something new
Hechinger Report, 06.24.24 - ［Education] These 2 Utah universities are eliminating all cultural centers ? going beyond the state’s anti-DEI requirements
The Salt Lake Tribune, 06.25.24
Research
- ［Research] Perception of campus police is more negative among students from minority groups
The Conversation, 06.03.24 - ［Research] One Facebook Ad Promotes a For-Profit College; Another a State School. Which Ad do Black Users See?
The Intercept, 06.04.24 - ［Research] Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up to conserve seals and an ancestral way of life at Yakutat, Alaska
The Conversation, 06.07.24 - ［Research] While women outnumber men on campus, their later earnings remain stuck
NPR, 06.13.24 - ［Research] PROOF POINTS: This is your brain. This is your brain on screens
Hechinger Report, 06.24.24 - ［Research] Why fewer young men are choosing to pursue college degrees
PBS News, 06.25.24
Others
- [Others] Reeking of feces and rotting fish, a CT corpse flower blooms
Connecticut Public Radio, 06.05.24 - [Others] AI and the Death of Student Writing
The Chronicle, 06.07.24 - [Others] In San Francisco, Doctors Feud Over ‘Do No Harm’ When It Comes to War Protests
New York Times, 06.24.24
May 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] Gov. Abbott instructs Texas universities to ignore rewritten Title IX rule
KVUE abc, 05.08.24 - ［Policy] UC Santa Cruz grad students to strike Monday over university’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters
San Francisco Chronicle, 05.17.24 - ［Policy] Actually, HBCUs Have a Lot to Say About Gaza
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.20.24 - ［Policy] After Learning Her TA Would Be Paid More Than She Was, This Lecturer Quit
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.21.24 - ［Policy] San Jose State professor suspended over pro-Palestinian work
Los Angeles Times, 05.30.24
Education
- ［Education] Universities and colleges search for ways to reverse the decline in the ranks of male students
The Hechinger Report, 05.03.24 - ［Education] How ‘Diversity’ Became the Master Concept of Our Age
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.07.24 - ［Education] Zombie colleges? These universities are living another life online, and no one can say why
USA Today, 05.09.24 - ［Education] Divesting university endowments: Easier demanded than done
The Conversation, 05.09.24 - ［Education] Who’s behind the pro-Palestinian protests on Texas college campuses?
The Dallas Morning News, 05.15.24 - ［Education] As Student Protests Roil Campuses, One College Touts Its ‘Quieter Atmosphere’
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.17.24 - ［Education] Expansion of Asian American studies fueled by racial attacks and activism
The Conversation, 05.21.24 - ［Education] ‘First aid kit’ for tough classes
The Hechinger Report, 05.31.24 - ［Education] Is a Celebrated STEM Program Engaged in Hazing?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.31.24
Research
- ［Research] Birds Overcome Brain Damage to Sing Again
Caltech, 05.02.24 - ［Research] AI and holography bring 3D augmented reality to regular glasses
Stanford Engineering, 05.08.24 - ［Research] Who Does Your College Think Its Peers Are?
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 05.16.24 - ［Research] Material that Moves like Skin Could Improve Wearable Devices
Futurity, 05.23.24 - ［Research] Gene Discovery Could Lead To Resilient ‘Pixie’ Corn
Futurity, 05.29.24 - ［Research] Internships are linked to better employment outcomes for college graduates ? but there aren’t enough for students who want them
The Conversation, 05.31.24 - ［Research] Pew Research: Is college worth it? Yes, with caveats
University World News, 05.31.24
Others
April 2024
Policy
- ［Policy] College athletes still are not allowed to be paid by universities – here’s why
The Conversation, 04.05.24 - ［Policy] Biden seeks student debt relief for millions
NPR, 04.08.24 - ［Policy] What to Know About Biden’s New Student Debt Relief Plan
The New York Times, 04.08.24 - ［Policy] Visualizing FAFSA Fiasco by Geography
Oned Tech, 04.09.24 - ［Policy] Faculty diversity at universities lags behind students: Watchdog
The Hill, 04.09.24 - ［Policy] One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college
Vox, 04.09.24 - ［Policy] Ban on Transcript Holds Will Help Students, but Make It Harder for Colleges to Collect on Debt
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.10.24 - ［Policy] ‘A private home is not a public forum’: UC Berkeley dinner protest sets off free speech debate
San Francisco Chronicle, 04.12.24 - ［Policy] Final Title IX rule enshrines protections for LGBTQI+ students
Higher Ed Dive, 04.19.24
Education
- ［Education] One Scientist Neglected His Grant Reports. Now U.S. Agencies Are Withholding Grants for an Entire University.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.10.24 - ［Education] Student Workers File to Unionize at UC Law San Francisco
KQED, 04.09.24 - ［Education] With State Bans on D.E.I., Some Universities Find a Workaround: Rebranding
The New York Times, 04.12.24 - ［Education] The University of Southern California cancels its Muslim valedictorian’s commencement speech, citing safety concerns
CNN, 04.17.24 - ［Education] ASU student newspaper retracts 24 articles written with generative AI
EdScoop, 04.23.24 - ［Education] Here’s Where Student Protesters Are Demanding Divestment From Israel
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.23.24 - ［Education] Why Encampments Scare College Presidents
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.26.24 - ［Education] These California colleges offer the best return on investment
San Francisco Chronicle, 04.29.24 - ［Education] I’m a Professor. I Never Expected to Be Arrested on Campus.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 04.29.24 - ［Education] Cal Poly Humboldt closes classes for rest of semester
Chicoer.com, 04.29.24
Research
- ［Research] No Sweat
Newsroom UCLA, 04.02.24 - ［Research] A professor worried no one would read an algae study. So she had it put to music
NPR, 04.04.24 - ［Research] In the womb, a brother’s hormones can shape a sister’s future
NPR, 04.09.24 - ［Research] Kink bands promote exceptional fracture resistance in a NbTaTiHf refractory medium-entropy alloy
Science.org, 04.11.24 - ［Research] Why Higher Ed Is Scared of a Second Trump Term
Time, 04.12.24
March 2024
Policy
- ［Policy]Students at Public Colleges Lost Their LGBTQ Spaces. Then Students at a Private College Stepped In.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 03.04.24 - ［Policy]After Texas’ DEI Bans, Administrators Got ‘Creative.’ Then They Got in Trouble.
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 03.04.24 - ［Policy]If Trump Wins
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 03.06.24 - ［Policy]Education Department starts sending financial aid data to colleges after months of delays
AP News, 03.12.24 - ［Policy]Can You Create a Diverse College Class Without Affirmative Action
The New York Times, 03.09.24 - ［Policy]State commission says Illinois underfunds public universities by $1.4 billion
Capitol News Illinois, 03.06.24 - ［Policy]Bans on diversity, equity and inclusion may halt Latino progress in higher education
NBC News, 03.09.24 - ［Policy]Medical Students Fought to Get Training in Abortion Care. Then Came Dobbs
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 03.13.24 - ［Policy]Hundreds of thousands of financial aid applications need to be fixed after latest calculation error
AP News, 03.22.24 - ［Policy]A look at 5 states weighing legacy admissions bans
Higher Ed Dive, 03.28.24 - ［Policy]Alabama governor signs law banning college DEI funding
Higher Ed Dive, 03.20.24
Others
February 2024
Policy
- ［Policy]Colleges should extend May 1 decision deadline amid FAFSA delays, higher ed groups say
Higher Ed Dive, 02.01.24 - ［Policy]College Affordability Helped Drive Rise in State Support for Higher Ed
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 02.01.24 - ［Policy]CUNY professor layoffs in middle of academic year amid budget cuts
Spectrum News 1, 02.12.24 - ［Policy]Facing Budget Troubles, Some Colleges Look to Sell the President’s House
The New York Times, 02.16.24 - ［Policy]Hidden cameras aim to expose DEI efforts in Texas colleges despite ban
The Dallas Morning News, 02.15.24 - ［Policy]College students convicted of hazing would lose financial aid under new bill
New Jersey Monitor, 02.20.24 - ［Policy]Student loan balances wiped for the first batch of borrowers in Biden’s SAVE plan
NPR, 02.21.24 - ［Policy]Albert Einstein College of Medicine will go tuition free after $1B donation
Higher Ed Dive, 02.26.24
Education
- ［Education]‘Simply Stunned’: A Sudden Financial Crisis Has Left U. of Arizona Fearful of What’s to Come
San Francisco Chronicle, 02.02.24 - ［Education]Science experiments and endless enthusiasm led a physics professor to TikTok stardom
NPR, 02.05.24 - ［Education]Exclusive: UCSF to pay $100 million to acquire two struggling S.F. hospitals
San Francisco Chronicle, 02.05.24 - ［Education]With its 40-year old Tokyo campus growing, Temple will open a new site in Japan
The Philadelphia Inquirer, 02.13.24 - ［Education]A community college bachelor’s program shows it can help close the Latino higher education gap
NBC News, 02.13.24 - ［Education]Most California high school seniors shut out of even applying to the state’s universities
Ed Source, 02.12.24 - ［Education]Researcher points to holistic climate solutions at global conference
University of Hawaii News, 02.20.24 - ［Education]Half of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Use Their Degrees
The Wall Street Journal, 02.22.24 - ［Education]Half of College Grads Are Working Jobs That Don’t Use Their Degrees
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 02.21.24 - ［Education]That Ship Has Sailed’
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 02.15.24
Research
- ［Research]Stanford study could explain why women are more prone to autoimmune diseases
San Francisco Chronicle, 02.01.24 - ［Research]Harvard-UC Davis Researchers: New Drug Candidate May Help Cancer Patients Undergoing Immunotherapy
UC Davis – Department of Entomology + Nematology, 02.05.24 - ［Research]Warming Climate Pushes Rain to Higher Elevations, Raising Flooding Risks
UC Merced, 02.05.24 - ［Research]Stanford cancer lab finding new frontiers in familiar place: Blood tests
San Francisco Examiner, 02.04.24 - ［Research]UCSF launches novel approach to help unravel mysteries of long COVID
San Francisco Chronicle, 02.22.24 - ［Research]Longitudinal study links PFAS contamination with teas, processed meats and food packaging
Keck School of Medicine of USC, 02.05.24 - ［Research]Fasting-Like Diet Lowers Risk Factors for Disease, Reduces Biological Age in Humans
USC Leonard Davis, 02.20.24 - ［Research]A new RNA editing tool could enhance cancer treatment
Stanford News, 2.21.24
January 2024
Policy
- ［Policy]Harvard Couldn’t Save Both Claudine Gay and Itself
New York Times, 01.03.24 - ［Policy]Tackling the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict in the Classroom
Inside Higher Education, 01.05.24 - ［Policy]Where have all the American China experts gone?
The Washington Post, 01.03.24 - ［Policy]Colleges charge tons of junk fees for food and books. Biden may force them to scale back.
USA Today, 01.10.24 - ［Policy]Education Dept. fast-tracks forgiveness for borrowers with smaller student loans
NPR, 01.12.24 - ［Policy]UC Berkeley is fighting to build housing in People’s Park. Here’s what it would look like
San Francisco Chronicle, 01.15.24 - ［Policy]Cal State Professors Reach Tentative Deal to End Strike
New York Times, 01.23.24 - ［Policy]University of Oregon reaches deal with graduate employees, avoiding strike
OPB News, 01.16.24 - ［Policy]UC moves to ban political statements on its websites by faculty and others
EdSource, 01.25.24 - ［Policy]Alabama colleges report $16 million spent on DEI. What does that mean?
AL.com, 01.24.24
Education
- ［Education]The Humanities are Alive and Well in Utahm
The Chronicle of Higher Education, 01.17.24 - ［Education]$100 million gift from Lilly Endowment to United Negro College Fund will support HBCU endowments
AP News, 01.11.24 - ［Education]Is grad school worth the investment? Our exclusive data shows some surprising answers
USA Todaye, 01.11.24 - ［Education]Experts predicted dozens of colleges would close in 2023 ? and they were right
Hechinger Report, 01.12.24 - ［Education]College applications rose in states that legalized recreational marijuana
The Conversatione, 01.08.24 - ［Education]UC Berkeley grade inflation: These majors are seeing biggest jumps in GPA
San Francisco Chronicle, 01.23.24 - ［Education]PROOF POINTS: Most college kids are taking at least one class online, even long after campuses reopened
The Hechinger Report, 01.29.24 - ［Education]Latest prescription for Stanford students’ mental health woes? Art
San Francisco Chronicle, 01.31.24
Research
- ［Research]Rapid single-particle chemical imaging of nanoplastics by SRS microscopy
PNAS, 01.08.24 - ［Research]Hearing aids may help people live longer
Keck Medicine , 01.03.24 - ［Research]Scientists Scramble to Keep Dog Aging Project Alive
New York Times, 01.11.24 - ［Research]‘Striking’ study reveals immune system anomalies in people with long COVID
San Francisco Chronicle, 01.12.24 - ［Research]‘Smart glove’ can boost hand mobility of stroke patients
UBC News, 01.16.24 - ［Research]UC Irvine-led study links biomarkers and chemotherapy-related gastrointestinal symptoms
UCI News, 01.24.24