Academics ‘marking students down’ when they suspect AI use
Divergent attitudes towards the use of AI in assessments risks weakening the credibility of academic certifications and driving mistrust between students and teachers Read more
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Harvard students host ‘funeral’ for LGBTQ office
Harvard University students recent hosted a “funeral” to mourn the closure of the campus LGBTQ office, called QuOffice. Read more
Partisan Fury Got Him a Presidency. And Then It Took Him Down.
With his resignation on Friday as president of Texas A&M University, Mark A. Welsh III signaled that the complicated politics that had defined his short tenure from the start had finally proved impossible to navigate. Read more
Committed to international students? Here is some good news
International students belong on U.S. campuses, say most Americans, even as they also favor restrictions aimed at certain countries. Read more
Nvidia to invest $100bn in ChatGPT maker OpenAI
US tech giant Nvidia will invest up to $100bn (£73bn) in OpenAI, the firm behind ChatGPT, the companies announced. Read more
Education Dept. Subjects Harvard to More Financial Oversight
The heightened cash monitoring status slapped on the university Friday is typically reserved for institutions in serious financial turmoil. This time, experts say, it’s being used as an intimidation tactic. Read more
Agents believe US ‘no longer safe for international students’
Decline in perceptions of both the UK and US as welcoming destinations, but UK remains most attractive Read more
Ohio University degree mergers draw some support from both union leader, conservative economist
A right-leaning economist and a faculty union leader at Ohio University both agree that some program mergers proposed on campus may be necessary Read more
Education Department’s latest priority: ‘Patriotic education’
On the 238th birthday of the U.S. Constitution, Education Secretary Linda McMahon proposed her fifth supplemental priority for discretionary grants: prioritizing patriotic education. Read more
China is calling a TikTok deal a win. What’s in it for them?
A much-awaited deal over TikTok may be close, with US President Donald Trump and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping set to discuss terms on Friday. Read more
