THURSDAY, 06 NOVEMBER 2025, 03:21
University of Texas at Austin faculty fear changes from new taskforce that could restructure humanities programs
Faculty at the University of Texas at Austin fear entire academic departments might be on the chopping block after the university quietly appointed a committee charged with studying the restructuring of its liberal arts programs.
The university – the largest in the public...
The young people who toppled the government are now confronting questions about what’s next, and who will deliver on their demands.
Readers, many with Parkinson’s, respond to an article about Sue Goldie, who has the disease. Also: Tears over Trump’s America; losing to China; learning through play.
Musician and philanthropist was nominated in recognition of scholarship programme at the university
The acclaimed musician and philanthropist Stormzy has been elected an honorary fellow of Jesus College at the University of Cambridge.
The 32-year-old, whose full name is Michael Ebenezer Kwadjo Omari Owuo Jr, was nominated in recognition of his cultural impact and philanthropic work, having...
The student, 14, has been charged with assault.
A federal judge had previously stopped the administration from cutting off billions to schools that have diversity and equity programs.
FoI data shows 180,000 students and graduates weighed down by private debt amid cost of living crisis
Students have accrued nearly £500m in “hidden debts” to their universities, including library fines, unpaid accommodation and support loans, according to figures that highlight the cost of living crisis on UK campuses.
The figures from freedom of information requests sent to 148 UK universities...
Becky Francis says pupils condemned to retaking maths and English face ‘blocks to progress’ and system needs overhaul
The requirement that children who fail GCSE maths and English must repeatedly resit the exams is too inflexible and needs to be overhauled, according to Becky Francis, the head of the government’s curriculum review.
Francis said the full review, ordered by the education...
Nearly two dozen private colleges are offering an online tool that factors in need-based grants and scholarships to estimate students’ actual costs.
The administration at Indiana University Bloomington fired the adviser to the paper and barred the publication from putting out a print edition.
A White House proposal for special funding treatment crossed a line for several schools. Some say it feels like a turning point in the federal government’s battle with higher education.
The postwar generation had a good run. Now we’re all paying for it.
Parents in West Yorkshire say they are left with little help after their children are diagnosed.
The BBC is following the lives of final-year students at Gloucestershire’s National Star College.
The Education Authority is trying to trace the pupils as it is not clear what school they now go to.
Penn is the third school to say no to the Trump administration’s offer of federal funding preferences in exchange for complying with certain requirements, such as protecting conservative voices.
The Trump administration argued that the school system is violating civil rights laws because of policies on transgender and nonbinary students.
Responses to an essay about President Trump’s “Compact for Academic Excellence in Higher Education.” Also: Bikes in the park; a vigil against political violence.
The council plans to close Monkseaton Middle School and merge others to tackle falling pupil numbers.
In its latest financial report, Harvard said its endowment grew even bigger in the last fiscal year. But it still faces financial problems because of federal cuts.
The superintendent said he had “no plans” to enforce his predecessor’s mandate to put Bibles in public school classrooms, which was being fought in court.