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fromwww.independent.co.uk
5 hours ago

The best UK universities to study at for graduate social mobility

The Independent provides accessible journalism on critical issues, while the University of Bradford leads in social mobility rankings for supporting disadvantaged students.
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fromThe Nation
20 hours ago

How Can Universities Protect Their Immigrant Students?

Karla Vásquez Perez, a naturalized citizen and scholar, overcame challenges as a first-generation immigrant to graduate from UCLA with a triple degree.
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fromFortune
10 hours ago

High Point University has turned 'life skills' into a magnet for the Wall Street elite with a 99.2% job placement rate | Fortune

High Point University achieves a 99.2% employment rate for graduates by emphasizing life skills alongside traditional education.
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fromCornell Chronicle
1 day ago

Board of Trustees approves 2026-27 budget parameters | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's 2026-27 budget includes tuition increases for non-aided students, while most aided students will see no cost increase due to financial aid.
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fromwww.amny.com
11 hours ago
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ON STRIKE: Nearly 1,000 NYU professors walk off the job at the Manhattan school after labor talks fail

fromFast Company
9 hours ago
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Hundreds of NYU instructors are on strike-even after spending spring break at the negotiating table

fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago
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NYU STRIKE IMMINENT: 1,000 professors ready to walk off the job Monday as negotiations continue

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fromwww.amny.com
11 hours ago

ON STRIKE: Nearly 1,000 NYU professors walk off the job at the Manhattan school after labor talks fail

Nearly 1,000 non-tenure-track faculty at NYU went on strike due to unresolved contract negotiations over compensation and job security.
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fromFast Company
9 hours ago

Hundreds of NYU instructors are on strike-even after spending spring break at the negotiating table

Non-tenured faculty at NYU are on strike due to unresolved contract negotiations over salaries, job security, and benefits.
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fromwww.amny.com
1 day ago

NYU STRIKE IMMINENT: 1,000 professors ready to walk off the job Monday as negotiations continue

NYU faculty are prepared to strike if contract negotiations do not progress, despite the administration's offer of significant raises and benefits.
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fromAbove the Law
8 hours ago

March Madness Cinderella With Mock Airplane Cabin & January 6 Role Getting ABA-Approved Law School - Above the Law

High Point University's law school received provisional ABA approval, allowing graduates to sit for the bar exam and pursue legal careers.
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fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The Lecture I Couldn't Give

The Air War College canceled a guest lecture due to a revised academic schedule, raising concerns about ideological exclusions in military education.
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from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

$200K Earner Ditches Roth to Game College Aid

Families earning below $200,000 can qualify for free or reduced tuition at elite universities by managing their Adjusted Gross Income.
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fromFuturism
2 days ago

Gen Z Is Using AI to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe

Young people increasingly use AI chatbots to avoid difficult conversations, exemplified by a Yale student using ChatGPT to send a rejection text.
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fromSlate Magazine
3 days ago

I Struggled to Find a Job After College. To Pay Rent, I Started Doing Something Highly Controversial.

A.I. humanizers profit by transforming chatbot-generated content into polished personal statements for clients.
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fromFuturism
2 days ago

Gen Z Is Using AI to Have Difficult Relationship Conversations, and the Results Are Massively Cringe

Young people increasingly use AI chatbots to avoid difficult conversations, exemplified by a Yale student using ChatGPT to send a rejection text.
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fromSlate Magazine
3 days ago

I Struggled to Find a Job After College. To Pay Rent, I Started Doing Something Highly Controversial.

A.I. humanizers profit by transforming chatbot-generated content into polished personal statements for clients.
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from24/7 Wall St.
2 days ago

Student Loan Garnishment of Social Security Is Still Looming. Here Is Where Things Stand Now.

Social Security garnishments for federal student loan defaults are paused until a new repayment plan launches in July 2026.
fromFast Company
2 days ago

What happens to your student loans now that the SAVE plan is dead?

Under the SAVE plan, a borrower's monthly payment would be calculated based on income and family size and could be set as low as $0 per month for the lowest-earning borrowers.
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fromFortune
3 days ago
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Scott Bessent's Treasury Department will start overseeing the $180 billion of student loans that are in default | Fortune

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fromFortune
3 days ago

Scott Bessent's Treasury Department will start overseeing the $180 billion of student loans that are in default | Fortune

The U.S. Education Department is transferring management of student loans to the Treasury Department, marking a significant shift in federal student loan oversight.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

Trump administration sues Harvard over alleged antisemitism

The US Justice Department sued Harvard for failing to address antisemitism on campus and violating federal civil rights law.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Trump administration sues Harvard again over accusations of antisemitism

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Harvard for allegedly violating the civil rights of Jewish and Israeli individuals amid campus protests.
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fromwww.dw.com
3 days ago

Trump administration sues Harvard over alleged antisemitism

The US Justice Department sued Harvard for failing to address antisemitism on campus and violating federal civil rights law.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Trump administration sues Harvard again over accusations of antisemitism

The Trump administration filed a lawsuit against Harvard for allegedly violating the civil rights of Jewish and Israeli individuals amid campus protests.
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fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Harvard for failing to address antisemitism, threatening funding and seeking repayment of grants.
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fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

Trump Sues Harvard, Blames The Jews - Above the Law

Trump's administration filed a lawsuit against Harvard, alleging discrimination against Jewish students amid campus protests following the October 7 attack on Israel.
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fromAxios
3 days ago

U.S. seeks billions from Harvard in alleged antisemitism suit

The U.S. alleges Harvard's deliberate indifference to harassment of Jewish and Israeli students created a hostile educational environment.
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fromBoston.com
3 days ago

Trump administration sues Harvard, saying it violated civil rights law and seeking to recover funds

The Justice Department filed a lawsuit against Harvard for failing to address antisemitism, threatening funding and seeking repayment of grants.
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fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

Trump Sues Harvard, Blames The Jews - Above the Law

Trump's administration filed a lawsuit against Harvard, alleging discrimination against Jewish students amid campus protests following the October 7 attack on Israel.
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fromAxios
3 days ago

U.S. seeks billions from Harvard in alleged antisemitism suit

The U.S. alleges Harvard's deliberate indifference to harassment of Jewish and Israeli students created a hostile educational environment.
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fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

What Do Families Have to Do With Higher Education Mergers?

College mergers impact emotional systems, not just structural changes, highlighting the importance of understanding relational dynamics in higher education.
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fromFortune
3 days ago

The graduate who racked up the biggest student loan in UK history owes more than $420,000-even pricier than the average British home | Fortune

Student debt in the UK has reached unprecedented levels, with one graduate owing over £314,356, highlighting a broader crisis affecting young people.
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fromNature
4 days ago

'Unaffordable' visa price hike threatens Australia's researcher pipeline

Doubling the visa fee for PhD graduates in Australia may deter international research talent and impact the country's academic pipeline.
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fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

The Best Law Schools For Trial Advocacy (2026) - Above the Law

Hands-on experience in trial advocacy programs is essential for law students to become practice-ready graduates.
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fromwww.mediaite.com
3 days ago

Trump Admin Sues Harvard for Allegedly Failing to Protect Jewish and Israeli Students from Anti-Semitism

Trump's administration sued Harvard for failing to protect Jewish students from anti-Semitic discrimination, seeking to cut off federal funding.
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fromThe Nation
3 days ago

Democrats Have a Chance to Offer a Smarter China Policy. Will They Take It?

Congress canceled academic exchanges with China, citing security concerns, leading to a troubling overreach that stifles academic freedom.
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from24/7 Wall St.
3 days ago

Clark Howard's Advice for Families Facing the New $50,000 Federal Loan Cap for Professional School

Federal loan limits for professional students have changed, allowing up to $50,000 per year but often leaving significant funding gaps for tuition costs.
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fromNature
4 days ago

The mid-career reset: how to be strategic about your research direction

Mid-career researchers face rising expectations and responsibilities, making it a crucial yet precarious phase in their academic careers.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
3 days ago

Marshall Backtracks on Plan to Cut Women's Swimming Program

Marshall University changed its plans for swimming and diving after external Title IX consultation indicated that eliminating a women's program could potentially place the university outside the safe harbor framework of Title IX.
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fromDefector
3 days ago

High Point Is A Deeply Weird School | Defector

High Point University, a private Methodist university located in North Carolina, won the Big South this year with a 31-4 record, beating Winthrop in the conference championship game by 15 points.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
3 days ago

Florida Passes Bill to Promote AP Class Alternative

"Who is making up these advanced courses, and are they truly equivalent, or are we just giving them an equivalent weight?" said Democratic state representative Felicia Simone Robinson. "Because if we are, and this is a course that we're just making up for Florida and it's not necessarily equivalent to the AP and IB courses, then we're putting our students at a disadvantage when they're trying to compete against other students in the United States."
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fromFortune
4 days ago

TV host Mike Rowe slams schools for portraying skilled trades as a 'consolation prize'-when he's met data center electricians making $280K a year | Fortune

Decades of steering students toward college over trades created a labor shortage in skilled professions while burdening Gen Z with unsustainable student debt and underemployment.
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fromFortune
4 days ago
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'Plumbers regularly earn more than lawyers': Top entrepreneur makes a bold prediction that AI will flip the American Dream | Fortune

Blue-collar jobs are becoming more valuable than white-collar positions as AI disrupts professional services while demand for skilled trades surges.
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fromFortune
5 days ago

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns AI could leave the class of 2026 facing the highest unemployment in years-even without a recession | Fortune

AI is disrupting entry-level jobs traditionally filled by college graduates, creating higher unemployment risks for the class of 2026 despite economic stability.
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fromFortune
4 days ago

'Plumbers regularly earn more than lawyers': Top entrepreneur makes a bold prediction that AI will flip the American Dream | Fortune

Blue-collar jobs are becoming more valuable than white-collar positions as AI disrupts professional services while demand for skilled trades surges.
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fromFortune
5 days ago

BlackRock CEO Larry Fink warns AI could leave the class of 2026 facing the highest unemployment in years-even without a recession | Fortune

AI is disrupting entry-level jobs traditionally filled by college graduates, creating higher unemployment risks for the class of 2026 despite economic stability.
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fromwww.amny.com
4 days ago

NYU standoff: Students, alumni back faculty strike if labor deal isn't reached by Monday

Nearly 1,500 NYU students and advocates support a faculty strike if contract negotiations fail by Monday, March 23, with union demands focusing on compensation, job security, academic freedom, and workload standards.
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fromDefector
4 days ago

There Is No Resting State Of March Madness | Defector

College basketball has become increasingly optimized and commercialized through official player compensation and market forces, losing its scruffier character while remaining fundamentally driven by the same corrupt gray market dynamics that existed for decades.
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fromLos Angeles Times
4 days ago

UC Berkeley won't ban Zionist speakers, will pay $1 million to settle antisemitism suit

UC Berkeley will pay $1 million to settle a lawsuit over alleged antisemitism, ban student groups from restricting Zionist speakers, and implement antisemitism training.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 days ago

The Men's March Madness Champion-Based on Academics

Since 2006, Inside Higher Ed has used the NCAA's data on teams' academic performance to select its March Madness winners. First, we compare teams' academic progress rate, the metric the NCAA uses to measure athlete retention and academic eligibility. This year, we used data from 2023-24, the most recent available.
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fromBoston.com
5 days ago

Hilary Duff will be Northeastern University's 2026 commencement speaker

Northeastern will host its 2026 undergraduate commencement on April 29 in Fenway Park, the university's commencement page said. In an Instagram post, the school's mascot, Paws, prances about a Duff-coded dorm room, jamming to her song "What Dreams Are Made Of." Paws' pretend concert is interrupted by a bedazzled flip phone vibrating with a phone call from Duff, before an announcement about the star's planned appearance fills the screen.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
5 days ago

Florida professors quietly defy restrictions on race and gender: This is how authoritarianism works'

Florida sociology professors are maintaining their original curricula despite state guidelines restricting discussions of race, gender, sexuality, and systemic inequality, viewing this as essential to academic responsibility.
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fromSlate Magazine
5 days ago

I'm a Student at Yale. My Classmates Are Doing Exactly What Charlie Kirk Wanted Them To.

Ivy League students are pursuing marriage with competitive intensity similar to other status symbols, contradicting stereotypes of high achievers being romantically stunted.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
5 days ago

House Republicans: Campus Antisemitism "Systemic Problem"

Antisemitism in higher education is a systemic problem that affects a broad swath of America's colleges and universities. The evidence demonstrates that antisemitism on campus is driven by persistent leadership failures and radical faculty and student groups that legitimize and foment antisemitism in classrooms and on campus grounds.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
5 days ago

Labor Soliciting Applications for TRIO Grant on ED's Behalf

These actions further align the postsecondary and workforce education programs of ED and DOL and will position DOL as the central hub for America's postsecondary education and workforce development programs. Through the agreement, Labor is essentially administering ED grant programs, while ED continues to set the budget, criteria and priorities for the programs and manage hiring and other HR processes.
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fromHarvard Gazette
5 days ago

Ruth J. Simmons to receive Radcliffe Medal - Harvard Gazette

Ruth J. Simmons receives the Radcliffe Medal for transformative leadership in higher education and championing institutional accountability and foundational ideals.
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fromFortune
5 days ago

University of Florida College Republicans chapter sues over being shut down on antisemitism claims | Fortune

College Republicans sued University of Florida after the school deactivated their chapter following antisemitic conduct by members, claiming violation of free speech rights.
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fromFortune
6 days ago

Liberal arts degrees have long paid the worst salaries-but Microsoft chief scientist says in the age of AI, they will be 'really important' for Gen Z | Fortune

Liberal arts education develops metacognitive skills like critical thinking and adaptability that are increasingly valuable as AI automates technical tasks.
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fromCornell Chronicle
1 week ago

Sexual assault task force report aims to change campus culture, climate | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's task force recommends addressing sexual assault through improved communication, education on sexual health, and enhanced physical safety measures on campus.
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fromwww.berkeleyside.org
6 days ago

What UC grad students and professional staff could get in deals struck by unions

UC graduate student workers and professional staff secured tentative agreements including strong international worker protections, 3-6% annual pay raises, and a $400,000 legal fund for visa-related support.
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fromLos Angeles Times
6 days ago

UC Jewish community paints disparate pictures of campus antisemitism

Jewish UC community members disagree on antisemitism response, with some citing unprecedented harassment while others oppose government intervention as threatening academic freedom.
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fromLondon Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com
6 days ago

UK to shift renewables subsidies to CPI, highlighting student loan disparity - London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com

The Renewables Obligation will switch from RPI to CPI indexation in April 2026, lowering costs, while Plan 5 student loans remain RPI-linked, creating a policy inconsistency that increases graduate debt burdens.
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fromNature
1 week ago

How I turned online misogyny about my PhD into momentum for my career

A female PhD graduate faced severe online misogyny after celebrating her degree, revealing that women academics are uniquely targeted for sharing professional accomplishments regardless of their field.
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fromNature
1 week ago

AI and the PhD student: friend or foe?

PhD students recognize AI's efficiency benefits while fearing it undermines critical academic skills like deep reading, independent thinking, and research competency.
fromNature
1 week ago

PhDs are turning to side hustles to make ends meet, finds Nature poll

The quality of life [provided by] my current stipend (same amount as for 10 years ago) definitely has not been maintained with the rising cost of living. Within a few years I think most people would struggle and need to begin a side hustle or second job.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago

Students at Qatar Satellite Campuses Briefly Evacuated

We live in an extraordinary moment in Qatar, as you can imagine, but ... there has been an amazing coordination among all the universities in, first of all, minimizing the risk of the students and, secondly, in assuring the continuity of education by online means and also doing the adaptations that are needed in terms of assessment and everything else. We learned a lot during the COVID times and those lessons learned there have been extremely useful in this specific situation at this time.
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fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago

Iowa House OKs Bills Affecting Public University Curricula

House File 2487 would require the universities to identify any general ed course requirements that 'include diversity, equity, inclusion, and critical race theory-related content' by the fall 2028 semester. The legislation says the Board of Regents 'in its discretion shall direct an institution to eliminate such a course or course requirement.' The bill doesn't define DEI or CRT.
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fromArs Technica
1 week ago

National Academies of Sciences says no to demands it remove climate info

State attorneys general challenged the National Academies' climate science chapter as unbalanced, but the NAS responded with a two-sentence defense citing standard procedures, leaving no clear enforcement mechanism for the critics.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

He's definitely no Walter White': former US academic charged with dealing meth

A former college dean named Alan Jay White was arrested in Indiana for alleged methamphetamine dealing and counterfeiting, drawing comparisons to the fictional character Walter White from Breaking Bad.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

I'm an American who studied at universities in China. The Chinese system was cheaper and set me up for success after graduation.

Chinese universities actively support international student integration and career pathways, contrasting sharply with limited opportunities for international graduates in the US.
fromMission Local
1 week ago

University of California unions reach deal, avoiding potential statewide strike

I think it's really a best case scenario. What I can say is that it was evident that the picket that we held on Thursday was absolutely instrumental in getting us over the finish line. The unions, which are units of the United Auto Workers, represent academic student employees, student services and advising professionals, as well as research and public service professionals across the U.C. system.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

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

It's a case of the regulator not doing its job properly. These colleges don't appear consistent with the OfS requirements on academic freedom and freedom of expression, so they shouldn't have been registered in the first place. The lack of transparency is striking. If institutions are built around enforcing a confessional worldview rather than academic freedom, then they shouldn't be registered by the OfS or receiving public funds.
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