How students are scrubbing their social media profiles
A new service for students flags inappropriate or offensive posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram so would-be employers can see them in the best possible light. Read more
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Dropouts among poor fall to historic lows
China has made efforts to stop poor students from dropping out of elementary and middle schools in the past decade, leaving no child behind and enhancing education equality. Read more
A New College at the University of Maine Worries Faculty
A systemwide college for engineering and computer science aims to address the state’s shortage of skilled workers. But the effort has some faculty worried about the autonomy of their programs. Read more
2022 hardest year ‘in living memory’ to enter UK medical school
Medical school heads say this is the hardest year “in living memory” for A-level students to get a place to study medicine, with several thousand high-achieving applicants left without a place. Read more
Meta board hears over a million appeals over removed posts
Meta's independent system of appeals against its decisions to remove content on Facebook and Instagram had about 1.1 million cases in its first year. Read more
Winning exchange: How the University of Houston keeps producing Fulbright scholars
The Hispanic-Serving Institution is becoming a model for success in getting talented scholars into the program. Read more
China finds new ways to infiltrate American universities as Confucius Institutes close: report
Even though 104 of the 118 Confucius Institutes on American college campuses have been shut down, the Chinese government is finding new ways to infiltrate higher education in the United States, according to a new report by the National Association of Scholars. Read more
Students claim they got lower grades for challenging leftist arguments in Multicultural Education course
The "Multicultural Education" course at the University of Mount Union instructs future educators to incorporate racial and LGBT-focused lessons in their classrooms. Read more
‘Checking privilege in the animal kingdom’: Biologists investigate animal ‘inequality’
“Squirrel privilege is real.” “Checking Privilege in the Animal Kingdom.” “Even Hermit Crabs Have Wealth Inequality.” Read more
Students make it to exams on time despite rail strike
Pupils resorted to sleepovers, ride-shares and lifts from teachers as hundreds of thousands took GCSE and A-level exams on first day of strike Read more
