Wells College president Jonathan Gibralter is among the higher ed leaders who used ChatGPT to craft a graduation speech this year. But the administrative potential of such tools remains largely untapped. Read more

Two-thirds of English state secondary schools teach only one foreign language, research shows, undermining the government’s efforts to shore up the numbers of pupils learning modern languages. Read more

Chinese scientists have recently found key evidence of the existence of nanohertz gravitational waves, based on pulsar timing observations carried out by the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical Telescope, or FAST. Read more

The 6-to-3 decision stops the Biden administration from moving forward with plans to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for eligible Americans. Read more

Artificial intelligence powered by ChatGPT is helping Harvard’s beginner computer science students understand and improve their work creating and fixing code. Read more

The maker of the Pokemon Go video game, Niantic, says it will cut a quarter of its workforce as the gaming industry faces a slowdown in demand after downloads surged during the pandemic. Read more

The 27th time was not the charm — and for one Chinese man it could mark the end of a lifelong quest to make it to university. Read more

Stanford University administrators reacting to the outcry over students shouting down a federal judge failed to effectively deliver the mandatory free speech training they promised. Read more

The supreme court’s decision to strike down race-consciousness in college admissions will upend the academic landscape for millions of people. But students in nine states already live in a post-affirmative action world. Read more

Applicants to one of Australia’s major funding streams report spotting tell-tale signs of chatbot use Read more