Reported by UPCEA, key to the decision was the plaintiff being unable to demonstrate how online classes were inferior to in-person instruction.

Reported by CNN, Target plans on investing 200 million over the next four years into this new education benefit, where part-time and full-time Target employees can enroll in in more than 250 degree program options across 40 different institutions, starting as early as day 1 on the job.

Reported by The Washington Post, Walmart plans to spend $1 billion over the next five years on learning and development initiatives, in an attempt to better recruit and upskill their own internal workforce.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, one is simply pretending we’re there already. No vaccine mandates. No mask mandates. Cross your fingers, and open up for fall. A few states and a few dozen universities appear to be taking this approach.

Reported by Higher Ed Dive, a new survey from the American Association of University Professors suggests that many faculty believe their institutions have utilized the “emergency” nature of the pandemic to flout shared governance and make rapid changes, including laying off faculty and shutting down programs permanently.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Nebraska Governor Pete Ricketts is encouraging the University’s Board of Regents to oppose Critical Race Theory being taught on UNL’s campus. But a governor weighing in on a university-level academic decision felt a bit strange to many on-campus.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, fall opening plans that were on track are now starting to be revisited with worsening news about how contagious the new Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus looks to be.

Reported by Yahoo! Finance, a survey of 500 employers returned the startling news that the vast majority of employers believe our MBAs aren’t relevant enough for the future, with only 35% of these employers formally partnering with universities for their learning and development initiatives.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, these crisis-level statistics have forced a formal exploration for solutions from a 45-person working group, which has come back with outlined strategies for improving student pipelines and college preparation, focusing on creating more inclusive and supportive campus environments for black students, and addressing the growing unaffordability of college itself.

Reported by Inside Higher Ed, Trinity Washington University has used their COVID-19 relief funds to pay off the balances of nearly 400 undergraduate students, at an average of $4,583 per student. The goal is to provide their students with a clean slate to enter the fall 2021 school year with.