US sues in bid to break up Ticketmaster owner
US regulators have sued Live Nation, accusing the entertainment giant of using illegal tactics to maintain a monopoly over the live music industry. Read more
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Dawkins Foundation leader speaks out against ‘dogmatic social justice’ infiltrating science
Critical race theory and “identitarianism” are having concerning effects on the sciences, according to the head of the Richard Dawkins Foundation for Reason and Science. Read more
Spring enrollment may be big relief for struggling colleges
Spring sowed enrollment growth across various credential types, sectors and student demographics, according to the latest estimates from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. It marks the first year-over-year increase in spring enrollment since the pandemic and the second consecutive semester of gains. Read more
Review found billion-dollar hole in Johns Hopkins medicine budget
Deep financial dive at top US medical school found less money than expected and leaves some faculty feeling their research accounts were raided to fill gaps Read more
AI influencing ties between China and US
As a core technology of the "Fourth Industrial Revolution", artificial intelligence (AI) has been playing a significant role in international relations. AI has altered the global political landscape by increasing power imbalances, developmental uncertainties and global inequities. Read more
The FAFSA Fiasco’s Forgotten Students
The botched rollout of the federal aid form has affected current students as much as incoming first-years. Some feel abandoned amidst the scramble to help applicants. Read more
Is AI the future of education in the South East?
Artificial intelligence (AI) in education was once just considered a tool used by pupils to help write their essays, but schools themselves in the South East are beginning to harness the technology too. Read more
New College of Florida to punish grads who shouted down commencement speech
Jeers, chants and booing from some graduates of New College of Florida recently led to an abrupt end to conservative billionaire Joe Ricketts’ commencement speech. Read more
Private nonprofit college tuition discounts soar, but at what cost?
Private nonprofit institutions are providing their students with historic levels of tuition discounts and institutional grant aid, but it’s coming at a cost to their net tuition revenue, a new analysis from the National Association of College and University Business Officers (NACUBO) has found. Read more
‘I see little point’: UK university students on why attendance has plummeted
About half the students who got in touch skip lectures, with many ‘disappointed’ with the experience and others forced to prioritise paid work Read more
