13    Big Pros on Campus
SourcesUNC Becomes The First School To Organize Group Endorsement Deals For Its Players (NPR)
‍Hottest Recruiting Pitch in College Sports: We Can Help You Cash In (Wall Street Journal)
‍It’s Payday for College Athletes as New Compensation Laws Take Effect (Wall Street Journal)
‍FEATURE: Clapper More Than a Student-Athlete (ESPN)

Further Reading
‍The Decade When Everything Changed in College Football  (Wall Street Journal)
‍After Decades of Control, the NCAA Finds Itself ‘On Its Heels’  (Wall Street Journal)

14   The UC System Goes Test Blind, While Georgia Public Universities Will Again Require Them

Sources 
How test-optional policies are changing college admissions in Washington (Seattle Times)
‍Whither Meritocracy? University of California Scraps the SAT (Daily Signal)
‍Georgia’s Public Universities Will Reinstate ACT/SAT Requirement (Chronicle of Higher Education)

‍Further Reading
Common App: Interest in selective schools soars among international and first-gen students (Higher Ed Dive)
‍More students applied to top colleges this year. How making test scores optional opened the field. (Washington Post)
‍Expect College Wait Lists to Be Obnoxiously Long This Year (Wall Street Journal)
‍Lawyer Convicted in College-Admissions Scandal Avoids Disbarment (Wall Street Journal)
UC settles student lawsuit, agrees not to use SAT, ACT scores in admissions (San Francisco Chronicle)
‍Test-Free in Texas: Inside One College’s Decision to Cut Out the ACT and SAT (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Colorado Lifts SAT and ACT Requirement at Public Colleges, Becomes First State to Ban Legacy Admissions (Denver Post)

15     Hope College and Yale Drama School Going Tuition FreeSourcesThis College’s Tuition-Free Model Will Let Students Pay What They Can Post-Graduation (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Yale School of Drama Goes Tuition-Free After $150M Gift (College Post)
‍Yale’s drama school goes tuition-free following $150 million gift from David Geffen (Career Education Review)
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‍Further Reading
A college program for disadvantaged teens could shake up elite admissions (New York Times)
‍Top colleges continue to miss goals for enrolling more low-income students. Now what?  (Chronicle of Higher Education)

16     The Rise of Apprenticeships and the Master’s Degree Scam?
SourcesAn Unconvincing Argument for the Liberal Arts (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Apprenticeships are the pathway to in-demand careers in the skilled trades (WorkingNation)
‍Master’s Degrees Are the Second Biggest Scam in Higher Education (Slate)

Further Reading
‍Curiosity Is Important, But Colleges Are Suppressing It (James G. Martin Center)
‍Why, Post-Pandemic, Your Campus Needs More ‘Super Courses’ (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍The Great Master’s-Degree Swindle (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Law School Loses Luster as Debts Mount and Salaries Stagnate  (Wall Street Journal)
‍Journalism Schools Leave Graduates With Hefty Student Loans (Wall Street Journal)

17     Trying Various Approaches to Persuade Students to Get VaccinatedSources 
A Waiting Game (Inside Higher Ed)
‍Colleges want students to get a coronavirus vaccine. But they’re split on requiring the shots. (Washington Post)
‍Arizona Governor Prohibits Public Universities From Mandating Vaccines (College Post)

Further Reading
Questioning University Vaccine Mandates (Academe Blog)
‍These Colleges Won’t Mandate a Covid-19 Vaccine. Instead, They’ll Try to Entice. (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Association of American Physicians and Surgeons pleads with universities: do NOT mandate COVID vaccine (College Fix)
‍University of Virginia to mandate coronavirus vaccines for students returning in the fall (College Fix)
‍UW-Madison refuses to mandate COVID vaccine, ends social distancing, mask requirements (College Fix)
‍Ohio bill would effectively ban public colleges from requiring the coronavirus vaccine (Higher Ed Dive)
‍University COVID vaccine mandates are ‘unethical’ and dangerous, med school professors warn (College Fix)
‍Column: UC’s tough new policy on vaccinations is just what we need. No more begging and pleading (Los Angeles Times)
‍‘Cautiously optimistic’: UC Berkeley community’s concerns for fall 2021 (Daily Californian)
‍CDC, ACHA Release Guidance on How Campuses Can Operate Safely This Fall (American Council on Education)
‍UC reverses course, will require all students, faculty and staff to be vaccinated this fall (San Francisco Chronicle)
‍Indiana University students sue over COVID-19 vaccine requirement (Career Education Review)
‍UC mandates COVID-19 vaccinations and will bar most students without them from campus (Los Angeles Times)
‍US judge backs university requirement for Covid vaccines (Times Higher Education)
‍A Quick Reminder That Mandating Vaccines Is Totally Constitutional (The Nation)
‍US campuses’ autumn teaching plans gradually move online (Times Higher Education)
Covid-19 Policies Ignite Battle at UT Austin  (Wall Street Journal)
‍How Biden’s New Vaccination Policy Affects Colleges  (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Biden threatens to withhold funding from colleges over vaccines  (Times Higher Education)
‍Over 80% of Students Support Vaccine, Mask Mandates: Survey  (College Post)
‍COVID Wars Episode II: The Vaccine Strikes Back  (National Association of Scholars)
‍UVA Disenrolls 238 Students For Ignoring COVID-19 Vaccine Mandate  (Diverse)
‍Will students get coronavirus vaccines? Some colleges don’t keep track.  (Washington Post)
‍Colleges Want a Return to Normal. Their Employees Want a Reset.  (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍How to Adjust Your Employment Policies for the Covid Era  (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Federal Judge Blocks College Athlete Vaccine Mandate in Michigan, Preserves One for Workers (Higher Ed Dive)
‍Reports Of Cheating At Colleges Soar During The Pandemic  (GBH News)State-by-state look at colleges requiring COVID-19 vaccines  (University Business)
‍Here’s a List of Colleges That Require Students or Employees to Be Vaccinated Against Covid-19  (Chronicle of Higher Education)

18     The Pandemic Steers Students to Local, Cheaper Colleges…or Off the Higher Ed Path Altogether Sources High School Students Are Changing College Plans (Inside Higher Ed)
‍Hunt Is On for High-School Graduates Who Left the College Path (Wall Street Journal)

Further Reading
Quantifying COVID Impacts (Inside Higher Ed)
‍COVID-19 drives steep decline in US student enrolment (University World News)
‍Spring Enrollment’s Final Count Is In. Colleges Lost 600,000 Students. (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Transfer Rates Tumble at 2-Year Colleges (Inside Higher Ed)
‘The Chair’ Puts College Professors Under TV Lights  (GBH News)
Why Nebraska Students Won’t Stop Protesting  (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Campus pot smoking at new high  (Times Higher Education)
Rethinking Tenure  (Chronicle of Higher Education)

19    In a Strategic Move, Dozens of Schools Freeze Tuition or Offer More Tuition DiscountsSources
Summer Brings Another Wave of Tuition Freezes (Inside Higher Ed)
‍How They Filled Their Classes (Inside Higher Ed)
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‍Further Reading
‍A Generation of American Men Give Up on College  (Wall Street Journal)
‍Universities face another year of too few Chinese students  (University World News)
‍More Out-of-State Students Don’t Bring Colleges Higher Tuition Revenue, Study Finds  (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Public Colleges Reach Across State Lines for a Tuition Windfall  (Wall Street Journal)
‍Tuition freezes cool prices for some while affecting financial aid  (The Hechinger Report)
College-Admissions Cheating Scandal Yields New Guilty Plea  (Wall Street Journal)
Two 100-year-old institutions led by women enjoy surge in enrollment (University Business)

20   Florida Shields Colleges From Covid Closure Lawsuits, Southern New Hampshire University Negotiates $1.25 Million Settlement 
SourcesFlorida Governor Signs Bill Shielding Colleges From Coronavirus Lawsuits (Higher Ed Dive)
Preliminary approval for SNHU’s $1.25 million settlement with on-campus students over COVID closure—Union Leader (Career Education Review)

21   Colleges Forced to Change Plans as the Delta Variant Surges 
SourcesDelta Variant Raises Questions as Campuses Start Semester (Inside Higher Ed)
‍Stanford among first universities requiring weekly coronavirus testing—even for vaccinated students (San Francisco Chronicle)

Further Reading
Higher-Ed Groups Assail Limits on Public-Health Authority as More Campuses Mandate Masks (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍AAUP Pressures Campuses to Enact Safe Reopenings with Delta Variant (Diverse)

22   Fighting Back Against Vaccine Mandates
SourcesUniversities Face Student Lawsuits Over Covid-19 Vaccine Mandate (Wall Street Journal)
‍Federal Judge Blocks Challenge to COVID Vaccine Mandate at Indiana University (Diverse)
‍Supreme Court Rejects Request to Block Indiana University’s Vaccine Mandate for Students (Wall Street Journal)
‍Supreme Court leaves Indiana University COVID vaccination mandate in place after student lawsuit (College Fix)

Further Reading
Federal Court Upholds Indiana University Vaccine Mandate (College Post)
‍‘My body, my choice!’: Hundreds of NJ students rally against Rutgers’ COVID vaccine mandate (College Fix)
‍Law professor sues George Mason University, challenging covid vaccine mandate (Washington Post)

23   International Students Scramble to Meet U.S. School Vaccine Requirements 
Sources‍Visa backlogs, COVID could scupper international student recovery (University World News)
‍Survey finds optimism on return of international students (University World News)
‍Colleges Say Students Must Get a Covid Vaccine. But No, Not That One. (New York Times)

Further Reading
Personnel exchange boom expected as US universities recognize Chinese vaccine: experts (Global Times)
‍Will enrolment of Chinese students recover in the US? (University World News)
‍The Edge: These 2 Pandemic-Era Models Aren’t Going Away (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍90% of colleges plan in-person learning for international students (University Business)

24     Some Students Emerge Better and Stronger From the PandemicSourcesIn a Dark Year on Campus, Some Surprising Glimmers of Light (New York Times)
‍Report: 80% of students stronger from pandemic (University Business)  

25     Dreaming of Jetting Off to a Tropical Isle to Work Remotely? There’s Never Been a Better TimeSourcesAt Some Colleges, Remote Work Could Be Here to Stay (Chronicle of Higher Education)

26     Affirmative Action—Back in CourtSourcesUS Supreme Court Delay seen as Aiding Harvard on Admissions (Times Higher Education)
‍Justices Request Government’s Views on Harvard Affirmative-Action Dispute (SCOTUSblog)
‍The Supreme Court shouldn’t take up the Harvard affirmative action case (L.A. Times)
‍How Race Preferences Damage Higher Education (Powerline)
‍Not Yet? Harvard Case Not Enough to End Affirmative Action (Diverse)
‍Can Affirmative Action Survive? (New Yorker)
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‍Further Reading
Did You Know? The Negative Effects of Affirmative Action on Minority Students (James G. Martin Center)
Justices, Please Take the Harvard Case  (Wall Street Journal)
[Le]Manning the Barricades for Affirmative Action  (Minding the Campus)  
‍This is the End of Affirmative Action  (The Atlantic)
Ed Dept mulls changes to Trump-era rule securing public benefits for campus religious groups   (Higher Ed Dive)
Biden vows clarity on foreign research ties for academics  (Times Higher Education)
‍A reset in research collaboration with China is needed  (University World News)
The New Title IX Regs Should Be Reformed — Not Rolled Back  (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Colleges Can Now Consider Testimony Outside Hearings in Title IX Investigations  (Higher Ed Dive)
‍20 States Sue Education Department Over Title IX Interpretation  (Higher Ed Dive)‍

27     Academic Freedom—Statehouse StrifeSources‘Cynical and Illegitimate’: Higher-Ed Groups Assail Legislative Efforts to Restrict Teaching of Racism (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Banning ‘critical race theory’ would be bad for conservatives, too (Washington Post)
‍Joint Statement on Efforts to Restrict Education about Racism (American Association of University Professors, American Historical Association, Association of American Colleges & Universities, PEN America)
‍Academic Freedom Doesn’t Shield Universities From Oversight (James G. Martin Center)
‍State Universities Confront Limits to Their Intolerance (Law & Liberty)
‍What Are Students Learning? Make Syllabi Public (James G. Martin Center)

Further Reading
Oklahoma Community College Cancels Course on Race and Ethnicity Due to New Law (First Amendment Watch)
‍13 Important Points in the Campus & K-12 ‘Critical Race Theory’ Debate (Foundation for Individual Rights in Education)
‍US Academia Defends Critical Race Theory amid Political Onslaught (Times Higher Education)
Federal Bill May Bolster Campus Free Speech, But Will it Go Anywhere? (Martin Center)
‍Complaints of Muzzled Conservatives Are Behind New Laws. But Liberals Feel Stifled, Too.  (Chronicle of Higher Education)

28     College Amateurism Is DeadSourcesSupreme Court Upholds Payments to Athletes (Inside Higher Education)
‍New College Athlete Rights (Higher Ed Dive)
‍College Players May Make Money Off Their Fame, Powerful N.C.A.A. Panel Recommends (New York Times)
‍NCAA clears way for athlete compensation as state laws loom (Associated Press)
‍The Sea Changes at the NCAA (The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal)‍
Further Reading
‍Supreme Court Backs Payments to Student-Athletes  (New York Times)
‍In Fight Over College Athlete Compensation, States Are Now Clearly in Charge (Wall Street Journal)
‍‘Everybody Is Floundering’: Colleges Scramble to Adapt to a World Where Their Athletes Can Cash In (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍NCAA Proposes Interim Policy for Athletes to Profit From Images (The Wall Street Journal)
‍After Decades of Control, the NCAA Finds Itself ‘On Its Heels’ (Wall Street Journal)
‍NCAA Will Let Athletes Earn Money. Players Are Ready to Celebrate. (Wall Street Journal)
‍The NCAA, the Supreme Court, a Duck, and a Bicycle (Wall Street Journal)
‍Kavanaugh’s concurrence in the NCAA case is an open invitation for another lawsuit (Washington Post)
‍College Athletes’ Payment Rights: A Question of When and How, Not If (James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal)
‍In Unanimous Ruling, Supreme Court Takes Aim at NCAA’s ‘Amateurism’ Model (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Coaches and N.C.A.A. Officials Testify to Congress (New York Times)
‍Are College Sports Doomed? (Powerline)
‍Supreme Court Rules Against NCAA’s Education-Based Benefits Restriction (Diverse)
‍NCAA will let college athletes profit from endorsements and use of their names (San Francisco Chronicle)
‍NCAA poised to let college athletes make money, a movement pioneered in California (San Francisco Chronicle)
‍NCAA Selects 3 Tournament Host States With Transgender Athlete Bans (College Post)

29     Critical Race Theory Continues to Divide the Country
SourcesThe Hedgehogs of Critical Race Theory (Wall Street Journal)
‍Critical Race Theory Is a Hustle (Wall Street Journal)
‍How Adherents See ‘Critical Race Theory’ (Wall Street Journal)
‍Many Americans Embrace Falsehoods about Critical Race Theory (Reuters)

Further Reading
The GOP’s ‘Critical Race Theory’ Obsession (The Atlantic)
‍Is Critical Race Theory Taught in K-12 Schools? The NEA Says Yes, and That It Should Be. (Reason)
‍Wisconsin, Ohio, and Pennsylvania bills threaten academic freedom over race and sex instruction (The Fire)
‍The Real Problem with Critical Race Theory (Newsweek)
‍There Is No Debate Over Critical Race Theory (The Atlantic)
‍Critical Race Theory Is Making Both Parties Flip-Flop (The Atlantic)
‍Don’t Ban Critical Race Instruction (Wall Street Journal)
‍A Deeper Look at Critical Race Theory (Wall Street Journal)
‍My Conversation with Quillette (ChristopherRufo.com)
‍Why conservatives keep losing the education wars (The Week)
‍The Void That Critical Race Theory Was Created to Fill (The New Yorker)
‍Critical Race Theory’s Chief Marketing Officer (City Journal)
‍Teaching about Race (Academe Blog)
‍How the New York Times’ Attitude Toward CRT Has Evolved (Powerline Blog)
‍What Progressives Want, and What Conservatives Are Fighting (New York Times)
‍The Void That Critical Race Theory Was Created to Fill (The New Yorker)
‍The Slippery Matter of ‘Truth’ in Patriotic Education (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍What My College President Gets Wrong About Critical Race Theory (Daily Signal)

John Tomasi of Brown U Named Inaugural President of Heterodox Academy  (RealClearEducation)

30     Black Female Professors With Tenure Are Few and Far BetweenSourcesHow Many Black Women Have Tenure on Your Campus? Search Here (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Black female professors voice solidarity with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones in UNC tenure showdown (Washington Post)
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Further Reading
Is the U.S. Student Loan Program in a Deep Hole? One Banker Thinks So. (Wall Street Journal)
Nikole Hannah-Jones’s tenure saga highlights lack of Black journalism instructors, students say (Washington Post)
‍UNC Chapel Hill to begin search for Nikole Hannah-Jones replacement in fall (College Fix)‍

31     Cornel West Resigns From Harvard Over Tenure Dispute, Citing Discrimination and IndifferenceSourcesCornel West says in resignation letter over tenure dispute that Harvard is in ‘decline and decay’ (Washington Post)
‍Cornel West’s Resignation Letter Cites ‘Decline and Decay’ at Harvard Divinity School (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Cornel West publishes resignation letter saying Harvard University is in 'decay' (USA Today)
‍Cornel West blasts Harvard’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ on way out (Times Higher Education)
Cornel West says in resignation letter over tenure dispute that Harvard is in ‘decline and decay’ (Washington Post)
‍Cornel West’s Resignation Letter Cites ‘Decline and Decay’ at Harvard Divinity School (Chronicle of Higher Education)
Cornel West publishes resignation letter saying Harvard University is in ‘decay’ (USA Today)
‍Cornel West blasts Harvard’s ‘intellectual bankruptcy’ on way out (Times Higher Education)‍

32     “Overlooked” Institutions Across the Country Receive Record GiftsSources‍MacKenzie Scott donates hundreds of millions to another surprising list of colleges (Washington Post)
‍31 more colleges receive mega-gifts from MacKenzie Scott (University Business)
‍MacKenzie Scott Donates $2.7 Billion to 30 Colleges (College Post)
‍This Michigan school just landed a record gift for a public university: $550 million (Washington Post)
‍Western Michigan University Gets Largest Donation Ever for Public University (Wall Street Journal)
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Further Reading
‘Game over’: Investors hunt for new model after years of broad gains (Financial Times)
‍Western Michigan University gets $550-million donation, a national record (Detroit Free Press)
‍U of Texas at San Antonio Receives ‘Transformational’ $40M Gift (Diverse)
Hostos Community College Receives $15 Million from Philanthropist MacKenzie Scott (Diverse)
‍How Does MacKenzie Scott Pick Which Colleges Get Donations? (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Ed Dept expands Second Chance Pell program again (Higher Ed Dive)

33      A New Era For Howard University, Which Lands Nikole Hannah-Jones and Ta-Nehisi CoatesSourcesNikole Hannah-Jones to join Howard faculty after UNC tenure controversy (Washington Post)
‍Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates appointments signal new era for Howard University (Washington Post)
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Further Reading
Nikole Hannah-Jones, Ta-Nehisi Coates Head to Howard U (Diverse)

34      2U Buys edX for $800 Million. Did MIT and Harvard Sell Out?
Sources2U Buys edX for $800M, In Surprise End to Nonprofit MOOC Provider Started by MIT and Harvard (EdSurge)
‍Harvard and MIT-led nonprofit to tackle longstanding inequities in education (Harvard Gazette)
‍Harvard and MIT to Sell edX for $800 Million (Harvard Magazine)
‍MIT and Harvard Have Sold Higher Education’s Future (Chronicle of Higher Education)‍

Further Reading
The Edge: What This Week’s $800-Million Deal Means for the Future of Online Education (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Edtech firm 2U is buying EdX for $800 million (Career Education Review)
‍Major online players 2U and edX join forces in $800 million deal (Times Higher Education)
‍2U-edX deal shows short courses ‘here to stay’ (Times Higher Education)
‍MIT digital learning dean quits as edX sale backlash grows (Times Higher Education)
‍edX Exit (Harvard Magazine)
Harvard, MIT Part of $800 Million Deal to Push Access to Online Education  (Wall Street Journal)
Remote Learning Threatens the $670 Billion College-Industrial Complex  (Wall Street Journal)
‍Edtech and innovation in higher education  (University World News)
‍5 Ways Higher Ed Will Be Upended  (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Changes to come should be ‘music to your ears,’ higher education innovators say  (The Hechinger Report)

Yale-NUS divorce a wider omen  (Times Higher Education)
‍Yale and National U. of Singapore Announce End of Prominent Joint Liberal-Arts College  (Chronicle of Higher Education)

What White Colleges Owe Black Colleges  (Chronicle of Higher Education)

World University Rankings 2022: results announced  (Times Higher Education)

35     Learning Loss: The Pandemic Has Taken an Especially Heavy Toll on Students of ColorSourceCould the Summer Slide Become a Covid Crash?  (Chronicle of Higher Education)

Further Reading
Failure to Launch (Inside Higher Ed)
‍Sophomores in name only (Hechinger Report)

36     1619 Project Ignites an Ongoing Debate About the Legacy of SlaverySourcesNikole Hannah-Jones No Longer Has Immediate Tenure at UNC. What Happened? (Diverse)
‍Professor: Why I teach the much-debated 1619 Project—despite its flaws (Washington Post) ‍

Further Reading
Her ‘1619 Project’ Is a Political Lightning Rod. It May Have Cost Her Tenure. (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Matthew Spalding and Peter Wood on the 1619 Project (C-Span.org)

How ‘Woke’ Became an Insult  (New York Times)
‍Capitalism, Slavery, and Matthew Desmond’s Low-Road Contribution to The 1619 Project  (Independent Review)
‍New York Times hires ‘1619 Project’ critic John McWhorter  (College Fix)

The Godfather of Critical Race Theory  (Wall Street Journal)
‍Asian Americans Debunk Critical Race Theory  (Martin Center)

37     More Than Half of Adults Regret Their Higher Education DecisionsSourceSome colleges ease up on pushing undergrads into picking majors right away (Hechinger Report)
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Further Reading
A New Hire, a Koch Grant, and a Department in Crisis (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍The Fog of History Wars (New Yorker)
‍Blowing the Boiler of American Education (James G Martin Center)
‍New findings on college-access work during the pandemic, rural-suburban STEM disparities, and improving transfer. (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍I Love the Public Humanities, But ... (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍University to create equity-based honors program for students of color (College Fix)
‍Did you Know? A Comprehensive “1776 Curriculum” is Released (James G. Martin Center)
‍Progressivism Surges Through America’s Law Schools (James G Martin Center)
‍Cal State students failing, withdrawing from many required classes at a high rate (Los Angeles Times)
‍Civics Education in Schools Gains Steam (Wall Street Journal)

38     Coronavirus Vaccine Mandates Highlight the Political DivideSourcesIndiana University Can Require Students to Get Coronavirus Vaccines (New York Times)
‍Indiana University, from ‘red’ state, is requiring vaccine (University Business)
‍Mandatory vaccination policies divide US college campuses (Financial Times)
‍For Colleges, Vaccine Mandates Often Depend on Which Party Is in Power (New York Times)

Further Reading
‍Arizona Gov. Ducey issues sweeping order protecting college students against COVID mandates (College Fix)
‍Tying Colleges’ Hands—Inside Higher Ed (Career Education Review)‍

39     Taxpayers Could Be on the Hook for $68 Billion in Student Loan LossesSourcesFederal Student-Loan Loss Forecast Rises by $53 Billion (Wall Street Journal)
‍Loan Repayment Pause Continues (Inside Higher Ed)‍

Further Reading
University cancels $700,000 in debt for graduates affected by pandemic (CNN.com)
‍Biden Administration Announces Major Revamp Of Income Based Repayment, Student Loan Forgiveness Programs (Forbes)
‍Education Department Forgives $500 Million in Debt for Former ITT Tech Students (Wall Street Journal)
‍Student debt rises as the future of loan forgiveness remains uncertain (CNBC.com)
‍The Edge (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Biden administration is whittling away at backlog of student debt relief claims (Washington Post)
‍Public colleges shock students by sending them to costly debt collection agencies (Hechinger Report)
‍A Clean Slate (Inside Higher Ed)
‍Brookings Institution Finds Ending Student Debt Could Lessen Racial Wealth Gap (Diverse)
‍Only 25% of those with student loans went to graduate school—but they owe around 50% of all student debt (CNBC.com)
‍Clearing Ledgers, Setting New Paths (Inside Higher Ed)
‍FAFSA Completion Falls 4.8% (Inside Higher Ed)
‍City University of New York to Wipe Out $125 Million in Student Balances (Wall Street Journal)
‍HBCUs Deploy Covid-19 Pandemic Funds to Forgive Millions in Student Debt (Wall Street Journal)
‍Senate panel to hold hearing on student loan bankruptcy reform, Durbin says (Washington Post)
‍CCP will pay off outstanding school bills for as many as 3,500 students using stimulus funds (Philadelphia Inquirer)
‍Education Dept. Warns College Operator Not to Mislead Students as Its Campuses Close (Chronicle of Higher Education)
‍Can Biden Cancel Student Debt? Depends Who You Ask (Inside Higher Ed)
‍Biden administration rolls back DeVos rule limiting state authority over student loan companies (Washington Post)
‍Biden administration extends pause on federal student loan payments (Washington Post)
‍Black Colleges Invest Covid Funds in Scrapping Student Balances (Bloomberg Law)
‍Nancy Pelosi says Biden cannot cancel Americans’ student loans (New York Post)
‍Building a Campaign to Double Pell (Inside Higher Ed)
‍‘I wasn’t expecting this’: Colleges using pandemic funds to clear outstanding student balances (Washington Post)
‍States Need to Take the Lead in Controlling College Costs (James G. Martin Center)
‍Fixing Our Broken Student Loan System (Third Way)
‍Targeting Student Loan Debt Forgiveness to Public Assistance Beneficiaries (Third Way)
‍Harvard and 9 Other Colleges That Are Raising Tuition This Fall (Yahoo! Finance)
‍The Cost of Excess (American Council of Trustees and Alumni)
‍A senator said 3 decades ago the student-loan system was broken. Everything has gotten worse since. (Insider)
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$10 Billion in Student Debt Erased Under Biden, but Calls Grow for More  (New York Times)
‍Biden cuts, punts on student debt (Times Higher Education)
‍Joe Biden Can Cancel Your Student Loan Debt  (Nation)
‍U.S. to Eliminate Student Debt for Borrowers With Permanent Disabilities (Wall Street Journal)
‍Biden administration grants automatic student loan forgiveness to 323,000 permanently disabled borrowers  (Washington Post)
‍U.S. Forgives $1.1 Billion in Debt for Former ITT Tech Students  (Wall Street Journal)
‍Education Dept. extends debt relief to 115,000 former ITT Tech students (Washington Post)

Al Lord Profited When Tuition Rose. He Is Paying For It. (Wall Street Journal)

40     Tom Cotton Proposes ‘Ivory Tower’ Tax to Fund Workforce TrainingSourceRedistributing Large Private College Endowments (Inside Higher Education)‍
Further Reading
Universities Fight Scrutiny of Foreign Funding in Senate China Bill (Politico)
‍National University faces questions in its drive to become a force in online education (Career Education Review)