Reported by Inside Higher Ed, one of the top ranked liberal arts colleges in the country, this small Massachusetts institution which didn’t even admit women until 1975 is now one of the most diverse private colleges in the country. The secret? A commitment to diversity - in practice, not only in word. Half of the faculty hired in the last seven years have been from minority groups. Financial aid is also offered on a need-blind basis.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Northern Illinois University and their faculty have determined in advance that an 8% student positivity rate on campus will allow for any instructor to choose to move their class instruction online if they would like to.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Northern Illinois University and their faculty have determined in advance that an 8% student positivity rate on campus will allow for any instructor to choose to move their class instruction online if they would like to.

Reported by Encoura, for the ⅓ of first-year students who claim the pandemic affected their college choice, what’s going to happen to them once they have other options? Because among this ⅓, around 44% believe they will likely or definitely transfer in the future, more than double those who claimed the pandemic didn’t affect their college choice in the first place.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, initial Fall 2021 classroom speech guidance stated that instructors "may only make statements regarding mask usage or vaccinations in the context of course material discussions of health-related issues." But following criticism, the institution is rethinking these speech limitations.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Cornell will not consider faculty requests to teach remotely, even from those seeking accommodations for chronic illness or disability.

Reported by UPCEA, the Vatican Congregation for Catholic Education is pushing pontifical institutions to expand their online opportunities to prisoners, migrants, homeless, and those in religious vocations with full-time work responsibilities.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, eight Indiana University students sued the institution, claiming that the vaccine mandate infringes their constitutional rights.

A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce suggests that test-optional admissions requirements likely decrease Asian American student enrollment in elite colleges and universities by 2%. This mirrors the narrative defended by Students for Fair Admissions (SFFA), which has sued several institutions for Asian American discrimination over the past several years.

Reported by UPCEA, more than 13,000 Coloradans have earned more than 70 college credits at state universities on their way to a bachelor’s degree, but stopped short over the past five years. Now, a new law will grant these students with an associate’s degree for time served and credit earned.