Reported by EdSurge, there has always been a concern about the quality difference between in-person and online learning. So much so that Harvard created HarvardX to demarcate the difference. To clarify that these aren’t the same experiences.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Facebook’s recent name change to Meta has created a lot of fervor and questioning as to what the metaverse actually is, with the early 2000s game Second Life being many of our’s closest participation to this future state Mark Zuckerberg now speaks so passionately about.

Reported by The Brookings Institution, much has been said about the increasing enrollment disparity between men and women. But if you look at the completion data, the gap gets even wider. In the 2018-2019 academic year, only 74 men received a bachelor’s degree for every 100 women.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, many across higher ed were hopeful that our fall enrollment numbers would bounce back from the prior year’s 3.4% drop in a post-vaccination world. Instead, they fell another 3.2%.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, about 6.6 million students have stranded credits through estimates of up to $15 billion in unpaid fees and tuition.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, admissions student workers at Hamilton College have filed a petition to seek a union election, calling for “higher wages, a uniform disciplinary process and greater respect”.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, with a total cost of attendance upwards of $63,000 a year, it can be hard for students of neighboring states to choose Cornell over their state’s public institution because of the tuition disparity.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, while Democrats have focused on Pell expansion and free college programs, many Republicans suggest expanded Pell should only go to institutions with high graduation rates from their Pell students - that there should be greater accountability behind federal funding.

Reported by EdSurge, while much research points to the effectiveness of open educational resources (OER) being on-par with traditional resources, researchers from Framingham State University wonder if culturally relevant resources could improve learning outcomes for underserved students even further.

Reported by EdSurge, separating room and board, textbooks, and other fees from their tuition price is designed to make the sticker price appear as affordable as possible. And yet, it is all too often these extra out-of-pocket fees that end up being the exit points for all too many students.