As microcredentials proliferate and attract millions of students, some accreditors are ready to launch quality checks for alternative credential providers. Read more

Microsoft's Azure cloud services have been disrupted by undersea cable cuts in the Red Sea, the US tech giant says. Read more

On Wednesday afternoon, Russell T. McCutcheon had a Zoom call with the chair of a religious-studies department who wanted to get ahead of what has come to seem like an existential crisis in the field. Read more

Digital Science said its investigation showed how weaknesses in research and publishing systems can be systematically exploited Read more

Columbia University is unlikely to lose its accreditation despite a “warning” from its accreditor, Read more

In the fall of 2021, Emma Johnson was ready to move into her new apartment and begin her senior year at UC San Diego. The school guarantees campus dorms for students’ first two years, but most juniors and seniors live off campus. Read more

Migration of talent “already under way” as experts predict decision will still delay development of vaccines that could save lives. Read more

Hundreds of millions of metric tonnes of plastic pollution are circulating in marine environments. It's a problem in canals, rivers, and oceans all around the world. Tech Now visits a startup in the Netherlands that has come up with a potential solution, an autonomous floating WasteShark. View more

The School of Civic Life and Leadership at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill — created by trustees and state legislators to offer a more traditional civic education — is experiencing more leadership turnover. Read more

China’s post-pandemic economic slowdown is continuing to depress the graduate job market – and graduates themselves. Read more