SKA: Construction to begin on world’s biggest telescope
One of the grand scientific projects of the 21st Century begins its construction phase on Monday. Read more
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Giving Tuesday: Despite economic distress, colleges raise millions
Even at the height of the pandemic Giving Tuesday proved to be an overwhelming success for colleges and universities, with more than $10.5 million being raised in 2020 on the annual day of giving. Predictably, that trend hasn’t changed. Read more
Academia is adrift in a sea of low standards
“Something indeed is seriously amiss in U.S. higher education,” says Richard Arum and Josipa Roksa, authors of the book Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on College Campuses. Read more
NIH looks to slim down peer review in bid for equity
Top provider of basic research funding to US higher education hopes that a narrower set of evaluation criteria will aid black scientists and better retain expert reviewers Read more
Can ‘dirty money’ pollute climate scholarship?
Stanford’s new Doerr School of Sustainability is under fire for accepting money from fossil fuel companies, igniting a debate about the influence of the industry on climate research. Read more
No more airplane mode? EU to allow calls on flights
Airline passengers in the European Union (EU) will soon be able to use their phones to full effect in the sky. Read more
100+ colleges got an “A” for scholarship transparency. Is yours among them?
The colleges that rank highest for the most transparent merit scholarships provide clear, easily accessible information on the awards and the criteria they use, according to a new analysis. These leading schools also figure merit scholarships into their Net Price Calculator projections. Read more
Court blocks Biden’s student loan plan
Texas judge Mark Pittman, who, on November 10, paused the forgiveness program, charging the executive with 'unconstitutionally exercise[ing] ‘legislative powers’ vested in Congress.' Read more
Australia winds back national interest test for research grants
Critics claim victory as assessment of research benefits is handed back to the experts Read more
Former UCSD professor gave all students As and no homework to ‘decolonize’ classroom
A former University of California San Diego scholar has gone viral this week due to a TikTok video she posted in which she talked about how to “decolonize a classroom” and how she decolonized her teaching. Read more
