This week, most public universities in Georgia remain test-optional, Duke ends a merit scholarship program, Boston University student workers strike, FAFSA woes continue, and Indiana University faculty hold a no confidence vote.
The University System of Georgia has announced that 23 of its colleges will remain test-optional for the coming academic year. The University of Georgia, Georgia Tech, and Georgia College and State University will continue to require standardized testing for admissions.
Duke University will discontinue its Reginaldo Howard Memorial Scholarship Program, which awarded full tuition and room and board to top applicants of African descent, in light of last year’s Supreme Court ruling on race-based affirmative action.
Residential Life student workers at Boston University are on strike. Nearly 300 undergraduate resident assistants (RAs), graduate resident assistants, and graduate hall assistants have joined forces with the ongoing graduate student workers’ strike. ResLife workers who receive housing are now seeking an hourly wage and expanded meal plans.
Of the seven million FAFSA forms submitted so far, nearly 16% include student errors that will require correction. This is reportedly a significantly higher number than in past years.
Faculty at Indiana University-Bloomington voted “no confidence” in their president, provost, and vice provost this week, claiming the “current IU administration is encroaching on both academic freedom and shared governance.”
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