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Colleges Steered Pell Students to Parent PLUS Loans, Report Finds
Students at dozens of universities who are eligible for Pell Grants also take out Parent PLUS loans in order to […]
February 13, 2026
CUNY Trains Community in Constructive Dialogue
A professor encouraged Mitchell Gregorovic, a graduate student in secondary education at Hunter College, to take a course in constructive […]
February 13, 2026
Faculty Moving Away From Outright Bans on AI, Study Finds
Academics are increasingly allowing artificial intelligence to be used for certain tasks rather than demanding outright bans, a study of […]
February 13, 2026
NSF Returns Fellowship Applications With Minimal Reasoning
Fellowship proposals have been returned prior to review, as the agency says the research outlined fails to meet eligibility requirements. […]
February 13, 2026
Some Unbelievable Higher Ed News
Back in December, I wrote a post titled “What Are We Even Doing Here?” in which I discussed some of […]
February 13, 2026
State Higher Ed Officials Do Away With the Term “Noncredit”
A couple of years ago, the Louisiana Board of Regents decided to ditch the term “noncredit” as a way to […]
February 13, 2026
To Reach Students, College Marketers Prioritize AI Visibility
When Abby Isle’s daughter, now a senior in high school, began looking into colleges in late 2024, she had no […]
February 13, 2026
UT Austin Folds Gender, Ethnic Studies Into Single Department
In a meeting with the affected department chairs Thursday, Interim Dean David Sosa did not announce any immediate firings. The […]
February 13, 2026
Virginia Tech Bans University-Funded Affinity Graduations
Virginia Tech said the move aligns with unspecified Education Department guidance. Tim Pennington/Getty Images Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University […]
February 13, 2026
Iran replaced my mother’s voice with silence
Dr. Harsini is a biomedical and food system scientist, an animal rights activist, and founder of the nonprofit Allied Scholars […]
February 12, 2026
Nearly every state in the US has dyslexia laws – but our research shows limited change for struggling readers
Families with children who have dyslexia have long pushed lawmakers to respond to a pressing concern: Too many young students […]
February 12, 2026
Professors in the Epstein Files Begin to Face Consequences
Nearly two weeks after the largest trove of Epstein files was released, some of Jeffrey Epstein’s regular academic pen pals […]
February 12, 2026
Spain considers banning teens from social media and holding tech executives criminally responsible for ‘hate speech’
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers […]
February 11, 2026
Spain considers banning teens from social media and holding tech executives criminally responsible for ‘hate speech’
FIRE’s Free Speech Dispatch covers new and continuing censorship trends and challenges around the world. Our goal is to help readers […]
February 11, 2026
Statement on grand jury’s refusal to indict lawmakers over video urging troops to ignore illegal orders
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury declined to indict a group of Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging servicemembers to […]
February 11, 2026
Statement on grand jury’s refusal to indict lawmakers over video urging troops to ignore illegal orders
On Tuesday, a federal grand jury declined to indict a group of Democratic lawmakers who posted a video urging servicemembers to […]
February 11, 2026
FIRE sues Bondi, Noem for censoring Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity
The First Amendment protects the right to discuss, record, and criticize what law enforcement does in public. The federal government […]
February 11, 2026
FIRE sues Bondi, Noem for censoring Facebook group and app reporting ICE activity
The First Amendment protects the right to discuss, record, and criticize what law enforcement does in public. The federal government […]
February 11, 2026
Reading to young kids improves their social skills − and a new study shows it doesn’t matter whether parents stop to ask questions
In 2024, 51% of families read aloud to their very young children, while 37% read aloud to their kids between […]
February 11, 2026
The Tyranny of Disciplines
RST: Good morning, my dear hard-boiled egg. Did you have a good trip to Austin, upholding the patriarchy and extolling […]
February 11, 2026