Education Articles

UGA streamlined its freshman application process by allowing Georgia high school students to send electronic transcripts directly from the state’s Student Finance Commission, eliminating manual transcript submission and reducing administrative workload.

Black academics have called for an investigation into media coverage of Cambridge professor Jason Arday’s private life before his death, citing “personal ridicule and vilification.”

Northwestern University’s 78-year-old Program of African Studies will shift from research center status to the Office of the Provost in September, though faculty research and coursework will continue.

The U.S. Department of Justice is investigating William & Mary for potential race-based discrimination in scholarship distribution and benefit programs, announcing the probe Monday.

University of Texas at Austin approved a revised core curriculum reducing general education requirements from 42 to 36 credits, emphasizing humanities while streamlining STEM coursework and adding a Western civilization requirement.

Parents of a nine-month-old girl who died at a nursery are campaigning to strengthen safety regulations, warning that unsafe sleeping practices may be widespread across England’s childcare sector.

The Trump administration’s overhaul of federal higher education policy, which took effect in July, imposes strict borrowing caps on graduate students while expanding support for career training, raising questions about college affordability and access.

Analysis warns that young people entering university face mounting student debt and higher tax rates, with repayments more than double those of previous generations under the current loan system.

A University of Cambridge professor won an employment tribunal after reporting alleged bullying of female staff at the Institute of Astronomy, with judges finding the university subjected him to retaliation.

The University of Michigan will replace letter grades with pass/no-credit marks for first-semester freshmen starting in fall 2027, aiming to reduce academic pressure and support mental health.

UK A-level students achieved record high grades, with the proportion earning A* grades rising to 9.7%, enabling over 260,000 school-leavers to secure university places for autumn entry.

Researchers presented five strategies for building student resilience, including self-compassion, maintaining routines, fostering connections, focusing on controllable goals, and helping others.