Braverman axing compulsory degrees for police starts ‘backwards step’
Academics warn of damage to progress on equipping officers for modern-day policing and creating a ‘bona fide profession’ Read more
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Academics warn of damage to progress on equipping officers for modern-day policing and creating a ‘bona fide profession’ Read more
George Washington University has changed its school nickname to the Revolutionaries. Read more
Artificial intelligence could lead to the extinction of humanity, experts - including the heads of OpenAI and Google Deepmind - have warned. Read more
The University of Southern California is prioritizing diversity, equity and inclusion over merit and talent when awarding funding to students in PhD programs, according to a group of scholars who recently sounded the alarm on the issue as well as a memo that spells out the practice. Read more
A page on the University of Colorado Boulder's (CU Boulder) website under its “Pride Office” claims that misgendering people can be considered an "act of violence." Read more
Texas legislators approved changes in tenure practices at the state’s public colleges and universities that enshrine the process in state law. While many faculty leaders view the changes as troublesome, they are still relieved, because the Senate had earlier voted to eliminate tenure going forward. Read more
A 167-year-old village primary school in North Yorkshire with just one pupil is to be closed, with opponents of the move claiming it has been the victim of a “managed wind-down”. Read more
When Robert Chirwa, a computer science professor at Bluegrass Community and Technical College, found out he’d won a Fulbright award, he felt “ecstatic.” Read more
A song that uses artificial intelligence to clone the voices of Drake and The Weeknd is being removed from streaming services. Read more
Graduate student employees striking at the University of Michigan falsely claimed that the university pressured them into falsifying incomplete student grades, according to the school’s media team. Read more