Reported by Higher Ed Dive, an Ipsos poll found that nearly 60% of college undergraduates believe students should be exposed to all forms of speech on campus, even if biased or offensive, while less than 50% believe freedom of speech rights are secure in this country today.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, a new report from Georgetown University's Center on Education and the Workforce shows that the top two dozen institutions providing low-income students the greatest ROI are highly selective private colleges. Whereas, overall, public colleges in general provide low income students with the best ROI.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, features of the new digital version include brevity - a 2-hour test time down from the original 3 - shorter reading passages, and calculators allowed through the math section. The testing centers will remain for authentication purposes.

Reported by EdSurge, Dr. David Clark from Grand Valley State University conducted a student self-grading experiment in his upper-level Euclidean geometry course this past semester. The results? Qualitatively, Clark claims his most energetic, enthusiastic, and best course in 12 years of teaching.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, the goal is for these learners to all participate in an online global management and entrepreneurship certificate program, translated into 40 different languages, and provided free of charge through a $25 million philanthropic gift. Completion of the five graduate-level classes will provide students with 15 credit hours able to be transferred into full graduate degrees.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, California governor Gavin Newsom’s 2022-23 higher education budget plan is part of a broader goal of having 70% of working-aged Californians holding a post-secondary credential by 2030. This is by far the most ambitious state higher ed funding plan in the country.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Worcester Polytechnic University is grieving after a third student took their own life this past year - this for a campus who had seen only two in the 15 years prior.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, student enrollment has declined by 5.1% across the board since the pandemic’s beginnings in spring 2020, with campus leadership more focused on retaining the students and staff they have vs. coming up with massive growth plans.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, a new survey from TimelyMD reports that nine in 10 students claim there is a mental health crisis on campus. The biggest revelation in this report is that student stress is even worse this year than last year. One theory? Last year, students had hope we were coming out of this. This year, it kind of feels forever?

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, The University of Southern California announced a new requirement of “medical grade” masks, including N95 and KN95 masks, due to updated guidance from the California Department of Public Health.