Liberty University Fined $14 Million for Mishandling Sex Assaults and Other Crimes
March 7th, 2024 by schoolbound
The penalty is the largest ever imposed by the Education Department, which found that the school had punished sexual assault victims but not their assailants and created a “culture of silence.”
Brown University Will Reinstate Standardized Tests for Admission
March 7th, 2024 by schoolbound
The school joins Yale, Dartmouth and M.I.T. in backtracking on “test optional” policies adopted during the pandemic.
University of Idaho Needs More Students. Should It Buy an Online School?
March 7th, 2024 by schoolbound
Ahead of an expected drop in enrollment, the institution is looking to buy the University of Phoenix, a for-profit school with a checkered past. Is it worth $550 million?
Harvard’s Response to Subpoenas Is Called ‘Useless’ by House Committee
March 6th, 2024 by schoolbound
Harvard said it has been acting in good faith and submitted thousands of pages of new material.
Dartmouth Players Detail How Union Plan Came Together
March 6th, 2024 by schoolbound
On Tuesday, the historic 13-2 vote by the men’s basketball team to unionize took a significant step toward classifying student-athletes as employees.
California’s Push for Ethnic Studies Runs Into the Israel-Hamas War
February 15th, 2024 by schoolbound
The state’s high school students will be required to take the subject, but some object to how the discipline addresses the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
Coleman Hughes, the Young Black Conservative Who Grew Up With, and Rejects, D.E.I.
February 15th, 2024 by schoolbound
Coleman Hughes wants a colorblind society. In his new book, he recounts how schools emphasized his racial identity — and other students’ white privilege.
Virginia Moves to End Legacy Admissions at Its Public Universities
February 3rd, 2024 by schoolbound
The state legislature overwhelmingly passed a bill that ends preferences for children of alumni. The governor appears poised to sign it.
Utah Bans D.E.I. Programs, Joining Other States
February 3rd, 2024 by schoolbound
Conservatives say diversity and equity programs are more divisive than unifying.
California Aims $2 Billion to Help Students Catch Up From the Pandemic
February 2nd, 2024 by schoolbound
A lawsuit accused the state of failing to provide an equal education to lower-income, Black and Hispanic students during the pandemic.