Michigan State to conduct ‘normal’ investment review after Israel divestment demand
Michigan State University will review its investments after pro-Palestinian students demanded divestment from Israel. Read more
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$800M EdX Deal Has Lost Its Luster
2U’s acquisition of online course provider edX was once seen as a major win—and potentially even larger disrupter—in the OPM industry. Things didn’t go as planned. Read more
As banks buy up bitcoins, who else are the ‘Bitcoin whales’?
The price of Bitcoin is close to its all-time high, thanks in large part to US finance giants. Read more
London secondary school applications down by 4,000 after fall in birthrate
Eight in 10 nationally get first choice of school while capital’s falling numbers are likely to squeeze budgets Read more
Standardised testing bounceback alarms critics
Yale and Dartmouth moves to mandate SAT and ACT submissions have long-time opposition alliance getting testy about possible reversals across academia Read more
Untangling the bungled FAFSA launch
Politics, priorities and a set of unforced errors unraveled the Education Department’s best-laid plans for a federal aid overhaul. Critics say they should have seen it coming. Read more
Star dune: Scientists solve mystery behind Earth’s largest desert sands
The age of one of Earth's largest and most complex types of sand dune has been calculated for the first time. Read more
More Latinas are going to college than ever before. But they still face a wage gap.
The University of California, Los Angeles’ Latino Policy and Politics Institute analyzed data from the 2021 American Community Survey and found that more Latinas are pursuing a bachelor’s degree or higher than ever before. Read more
‘Disinformation’ expert professor: U.S. needs ‘common sense’ speech restrictions
The University of Michigan law professor who claimed Donald Trump could be charged with manslaughter for the January 6 “insurrection” and that the Hunter Biden laptop was all “Russia” recently proclaimed we need “common sense” speech restrictions. Read more
Climate researcher sacked for refusing to fly loses appeal
Gianluca Grimalda says too many scientists are ‘unaware or not prepared to take action’ when it comes to addressing the impact of work travel on climate Read more
