At a time where inflation is raging, President Joe Biden wants to forgive student loan debt and was met with criticism more than praise. The Department of Education’s press release included the specifics of the…
Topic: higher education
Pandemic continues trend of declining college enrollment
Will higher education ever recover from the coronavirus pandemic? Initial indications are dicey at best. The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center published data that showed enrollment rates at colleges and universities are not improving due…
Ignoring liberty? U.S. colleges stand by mask, vaccine mandates
Mask and vaccine mandates are controversial, but the controversy did not deter many colleges and universities from imposing a mask mandate, vaccine mandate, or both, for the 2021-2022 school year. Ivy League universities, public and…
Florda, DeSantis lead the way with ‘Get There Faster’ initiative
This week, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis unveiled the “Get There Faster” initiative, which aims to address challenges imposed by the pandemic and to restore Florida’s workforce by improving access to technical education courses, postsecondary credentials,…
School district tried to ‘whitewash’ Asian academic achievements
Last November, North Thurston Public Schools, located east of Olympia, Washington, made headlines when their yearly “equity report” removed Asian students from the “person of color” category. Instead, they were lumped in with whites in…
English Departments in the Ideological Thrall of Identity Politics
In July, the English Department of the University of Chicago posted an odd statement on its website. In response to the deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and the supposed “thousands of others named and…
The Future of Higher Education under Coronavirus Pandemic
Accuracy in Academia Chairman Don Irvine interviews Ed Carter, Director of the School of Communications at Brigham Young University on the future of higher education under a global pandemic. You can watch the interview below:
California Government Throws More Money at Higher Education for Students’ Emergency Assistance
Instead of reducing the high cost of college attendance, the state of California decided to pass a bill into law that would give community colleges an emergency assistance fund for struggling students.
More Government Vs. Less Government in Higher Education
Our intern Steven Koskulitz writes about the debate between academics on whether there should be more or less government intervention in higher education.
Angst About Higher Education Bipartisan
A surprising number of views held by political conservatives about higher education are shared by people who don’t share their philosophy, or at least their party label.