OpenAI claims GPT-5 model boosts ChatGPT to ‘PhD level’
ChatGPT-maker OpenAI has unveiled the long-awaited latest version of its artificial intelligence (AI) chatbot, GPT-5, saying it can provide PhD-level expertise. Read more
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Oklahoma Agrees to End In-State Tuition for Noncitizens After DOJ Sues
The U.S. Department of Justice sued the state of Oklahoma Tuesday over a state law that allows undocumented students to pay in-state tuition rates. Oklahoma is now the fourth state the DOJ has sued for having such a policy. Read more
Royal Society to make journals open access from next year
UK science academy adopts ‘subscribe to open’ model, with libraries being asked to back transition Read more
MIT professor says she spends ‘a third’ of ‘working hours’ fighting Trump ‘terrorism’
When Professor Catherine D’Ignazio isn’t running the “Data + Feminism” lab at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology or organizing “reproductive justice hackathons” she is fighting Donald Trump’s “state terrorism.” Read more
Statewide effort prioritizes mental health support for students
A Health Minds Study conducted last year at the 16 schools across the Kentucky Community and Technical College System revealed the need for more mental health support for students. Read more
Community College Instructor Quits Over Barring Noncitizens From Adult Ed
Johnson County Community College now requires adult education students to show proof of immigration status. One instructor refused and quit in protest Read more
WhatsApp deletes over 6.8m accounts linked to scams, Meta says
WhatsApp has taken down 6.8 million accounts linked to scammers targeting people around the world in the first half of this year, its parent company Meta says. Read more
How the Economic Case for International Students Lost Steam
Foreign students contribute billions of dollars to the U.S. economy. The public doesn’t seem to care. Read more
OfS mistakenly grants degree awarding powers to rugby player
Regulator reviewing processes after administrative mix up weeks before applications set to re-open Read more
Federal appeals court upholds Arkansas ban on Critical Race Theory in the classroom
A federal appeals court overruled a decision blocking parts of Arkansas’ ban on teaching forms of “indoctrination” — including Critical Race Theory — allowing the state government to regulate the curriculum of public schools to avoid teaching discriminatory subjects. Read more
