Students outrunning faculty in AI use
A new study finds over half of students use generative AI, while more than 75 percent of faculty members do not regularly use the technology. Read more
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If the state cannot afford to expand the Cal Grant program, key trade-offs loom
Last year California lawmakers agreed to expand the Cal Grant, financial aid for low-income students next spring, but only if there’s enough money in the state budget. Read more
Room sharing with an international student ‘boosts grades’
US domestic students achieve better GPAs when cohabiting with someone from overseas, but study finds no effect on international students themselves Read more
Met to increase intelligence gathering in London schools amid Gaza tensions
Human rights groups voice alarm as letter to headteachers reveals plan for more visible patrols Read more
Planet Earth’s wonders set to dazzle
Nature lovers around the world will be taken on "an extraordinary magic carpet ride to the four corners of the globe" in the latest landmark BBC natural history series, Planet Earth III, which hit screens across China on Sunday. Read more
Virtual Reality’s growing role in Campus counseling
Lowered costs and a growing population familiar with technology have helped fuel interest in using virtual reality in campus counseling. Read more
Remains of 3,000-mile-wide ‘lost continent’ discovered on ocean floor, study says
While Atlantis — a fabled continent said to have been swallowed by the sea — continues to elude its seekers, another long-lost and less famous land mass has been discovered at the bottom of the ocean. Read more
While universities refuse to fire anti-Semites, the private sector holds them accountable
Since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas, Campus Reform has reported on 18 professors who have showcased their anti-Semitism. However, not one of them has been fired. Read more
‘It takes a mental toll’: students in England priced out of university towns
Housing costs forcing undergraduates and master’s students to work long hours or commute Read more
Penn State hiring ‘Professor in Climate Justice and Youth Movements’
Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Geography announced an open tenure-track faculty job in “Climate Justice and Youth Movements.” Read more
