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Jefferson University offers medical marijuana grad programs
Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia will be offering graduate-level certificate programs in medical marijuana
Universities racing to provide lectures on crypto
Knowledge is power, particularly in the Information Age, where an understanding of ‘the new’ can provide an edge over the competition.
How individualized emails increase classroom performance
“No professor has ever cared about me.” This was a sentence in an email I received from a struggling student in my Physiology of the Immune System course, an upper-division elective course in the Physiology Department at the University of Arizona in Tucson.
Manchester University students paint over Rudyard Kipling mural
Students at the University of Manchester have painted over a mural of a poem by Rudyard Kipling, arguing that the writer “dehumanised people of colour”.
Judge sides with U. of Iowa Christian student group accused of discrimination
A Christian student group kicked off the University of Iowa campus last year for barring a gay student from becoming a leader will be allowed to continue functioning as a registered student organization — despite a UI request it lose that status by the end of June.
Agriculture And Technology School Moves Away From Virtual Status
Leaders at a new agriculture and technology charter school say it won’t operate as a virtual school after all.
SUNY, President Stanley oppose removal of affirmative action guidelines
The SUNY Board of Trustees said that it “resoundingly decries and opposes” the Trump administration’s removal of Obama-era school guidelines in a statement released on July 5.
Doubling down on work-based learning
To keep the U.S. economy on course and growing, President Donald Trump is asking U.S. companies and trade associations to increase their job training opportunities as employers seek skilled workers to fill vacancies.
How is AI used in education
While the debate regarding how much screen time is appropriate for children rages on among educators, psychologists, and parents, it’s another emerging technology in the form of artificial intelligence and machine learning that is beginning to alter education tools and institutions and changing what the future might look like in education.
