In a sign that it’s getting tougher on for-profit colleges, the Department of Education has ordered the resignations of the CEO and CFO of the International Education Corporation, the company in charge of Florida Career...
The number of autistic students in the United States is on the rise. Indeed, according to CDC estimates, nearly 1 in 36 children have autism. This is a significant jump from 2021’s 1 in 44 assessment and an even greater leap...
Several Harvard University researchers in the school’s Dana-Farber Cancer Institute (DFCI) are facing multiple allegations of academic misconduct. The most serious of these charges relate to the use of false information and...
In February, 16-year-old Nex Benedict, a student at Owasso High School in Oklahoma, was beaten by three older female students in the bathroom and then died the following day. Despite local authorities listing the manner of death...
The state of Florida recently settled the claims of numerous students and agreed to limits on the Parental Rights in Education Act, known as the “Don’t Say Gay” law. Passed in 2022, this law banned classroom instruction...
In February 2024, the U.S. Department of Education (DoE) released new resources aimed at helping families and schools assist students with disabilities—along with a helpful reminder about their legal obligation to do...
College Medical Amnesty Can Save Lives
April 15, 2024
The opioid epidemic has been a source of concern in the United States for several years, and college campuses are certainly not immune. Excessive binge drinking has been a problem at colleges and universities for...
When Freedom of Expression and Campus Safety Collide, What Happens to Students’ Rights?
April 14, 2024
A recent article at The Chronicle of Higher Education outlines a series of administrative decisions at Indiana University at Bloomington that call into question the extent of freedom of expression on campus. This, in turn, leads...
The Artificial Turf Your Child Plays Sports on Can Lead to Dangerous, Even Deadly Diseases
April 13, 2024
Parents of student-athletes are always concerned about their child’s safety while engaging in the sport they love. Whether those athletes are 8-year-old soccer players, 18-year-old college athletes, or established players in...
From Turnitin to Copyleaks, AI plagiarism detection tools are growing in popularity. However, academics are voicing concerns around how effective these tools truly are for detecting cheating, and whether they could be damaging...
Images of tenured professors, deans, and department heads will come to mind when you think about influential people at colleges and universities. As surprising as it may be, however, the school’s legal team—usually known...
Artificial intelligence has impacted almost every area of human life in recent months, including the classroom. This time, though, the discussion isn’t about using AI to write book reports or term papers. This time,...
A new study by the University of Maryland finds that an increasing number of children and adolescents are being prescribed three or more psychiatric medications at the same time—a phenomenon known as polypharmacy. The study...
Technology makes the modern world go round, but innovations tend to hit the market before society has a chance to debate their implementation. As artificial intelligence grows more powerful and schools look for new tools to...
In February 2024, the New York attorney general, Latitia James, issued a statement about an “Assurance of Discontinuance” agreement they had reached with the College Board. This 120-year-old New York not-for-profit corporation...
School systems nationwide have altered their grading systems to accommodate policy shifts toward equity and inclusion. While the move was seen as a solution to relieving disparities in the classroom, a new report shows that it may...
The initiation process is part of the deal for many fraternity brothers and sorority sisters. While there have always been instances of hazing gone too far, the vast majority of Greek participants engage in time-honored rituals...
Spend any time online, and you’re likely to see the phrase “touch grass.” People use this internet-ism to suggest someone needs to log off and go outside. That’s true not just for time spent on social media but...
Over the past decade, as more research on the long-term and debilitating effects of repeated concussions has come to light, stricter guidelines have been put into place to protect high school athletes from head trauma both in...
When college professors are under fire for violating federal Title VI law, the consequences are real. Investigations alone can quickly upend one’s reputation and leave them fighting for years to regain their place in the...