First-of-its-kind court ruling says college esports don’t fall under Title IX
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Competitive video gaming, known as esports, does not count as athletics for the purposes of the federal antidiscrimination law Title IX, according to a February court decision that legal experts have labeled the first […]
College politically engages students, but doesn’t make them more liberal
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: People who attend college are slightly less likely to be politically moderate than those that don’t — but higher education affects men and women differently, according to peer-reviewed research published in PLOS One, an […]
To aid pandemic recovery, colleges must partner with the government
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Teik Lim is the president of New Jersey Institute of Technology, a public polytechnic university. In 2021, New Jersey Institute of Technology worked with government agencies to establish a mass COVID-19 vaccination center, delivering 221,450 vaccinations […]
Nondegree providers face high costs, challenges standing out in a crowded space, report finds
[ad_1] Listen to the article 4 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Companies offering nondegree credentials face a deeply competitive market and barriers to growth, like big losses and expensive marketing, according to a new report from Eduventures, a higher education research and consulting firm. The […]
How colleges can incorporate DEI values into physical spaces
[ad_1] Listen to the article 7 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Diversity, equity and inclusion efforts typically emphasize teaching staff and the student body. But the physical spaces available to students also have a huge influence on how welcome they feel, according to Shannon Dowling, principal at […]