Fast food consumers can potentially be guilted into buying products with less red meat and instead opting for more environmentally friendly options when “climate impact” labels are used, according to a taxpayer-funded study. Read more

A high school student has stabbed a teacher to death in a school in the French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Read more

Faculty members have welcomed chat bots into their classrooms. But how will they help students manage AI’s sometimes-disturbing replies? Read more

Jordan Peterson, a Canadian psychology professor signed onto a Title IX legal complaint against Ivy League school Cornell University claiming anti-male bias. Read more

Students at the University of Cambridge have voted to support a transition to a solely vegan menu across its catering services. Read more

College students in Florida are planning to walk out of classes on Feb. 23 to protest Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis’ recent orders regarding higher education and ‘anti-woke’ policies. Read more

Shakespeare’s Globe, the historic theatre where the Bard’s famous plays were first performed hundreds of years ago, has partnered with Cambridge University Press to host a series of free webinars to study the works with an emphasis on race and identity. Read more

As New Zealand begins the long, costly task of clearing up after Cyclone Gabrielle cut a devastating path across much of the North Island on Feb 12 and 13, the recriminations and finger pointing have started. Read more

Since taking office, Governor Kathy Hochul has championed public higher ed and boosted its funding. For many long-suffering SUNY and CUNY campuses, her support won’t make up for a decade of disinvestment. Read more

Republican State Sen. Thomas Bennett recently introduced the Campus Free Speech Act to protect and monitor freedom of expression at Illinois’ colleges and universities. Read more