Updates:
- Pacific University faces $843K in fines from Oregon labor bureau
- NYU faculty demand investigation into high-profile firing of chemistry professor
- Grinnell plagued by white supremacist incidents

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In June, Northern Arizona University unveiled an equity initiative called Elevating Excellence that brought changes to the admissions, student services and financial aid offices.
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Op-ed from Anthony Knerr: “It has been hard to generate societal and governmental determination to save the planet. Higher education is a critical player in ensuring we get it right.”

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After two former students earned their doctorates, accusations arose that they falsified data in their dissertations. The University of Texas at Austin and Texas State University want to rescind their degrees.

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Community college students with dependent children were more likely to face food and housing insecurity than those without children, a report found.
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Op-ed: 'When we effectively communicate at all levels, asking clarifying questions and confirming what’s understood, we can achieve well beyond expectations.'
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College course placement has come under greater scrutiny in recent years as some institutions move away from remedial classes.
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Cazenovia College initially borrowed $25 million to refinance existing debt and improve campus facilities. It now has until Nov. 3 to come to an agreement with bondholders.
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The Great Resignation’s effects on admissions offices were noticeable as the pandemic further stressed workers charged with developing classes of students during a particularly turbulent time.
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The latest enrollment figures from National Student Clearinghouse bring more bad news to the higher education sector, which has suffered from historically large decreases throughout the pandemic. highereddive.com/news/undergrad…

There are tangible ways college leaders can change workplace culture and increase worker retention, according to a new report from ACE.
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Without more detailed data, colleges could miss out on having an accurate understanding of their student bodies that could inform admission practices and student support services.
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Americans who attended college are more likely to oppose laws regulating professors’ speech, according to a new survey from YouGov.
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The COVID-19 pandemic added a new layer of complexity to class scheduling by prompting high interest in digital learning.
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The consequences for Prehired may reflect growing difficulty of operation for private boot camps, especially those that use income-share agreements — lending contracts that require students to pay back a set portion of their incomes. highereddive.com/news/how-a-boo…

The Democratic senators want the U.S. Department of Education to hold for-profit college owners personally liable when their institutions mislead students.
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Faculty members say they are emboldened to act against climate change and see the effort as connected to activism that’s unfolded across higher education at the institutional level.
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A new report on early alert systems found several areas of concern, including that they could contribute to racial discrimination and existing biases.
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At this year’s North American Victorian Studies Association conference, participants were just as likely to pass portable air purifiers and N95 mask giveaways as they were to bump into Brontë and Dickens scholars.
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