In a break from tradition, Biden skips Notre Dame commencement ceremony after backlash
The Biden administration is the first since the Clinton administration to skip Notre Dame's commencement during its first year in office.
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Business school won’t explain why it pulled video promoting black entrepreneurship
Loyola University Maryland’s business school yanked a video promoting black entrepreneurship and mentorship, but will not explain why.
‘Eulogy to research’ as pandemic makes teaching the priority
Survey of UK academics shows widespread belief that leaders have used ‘disaster management’ to shift focus away from research, cut jobs and increase managerialism
Epic v Apple: What have we learned?
The much-hyped Epic v Apple trial is due to finish on Monday in California.
Washington’s public universities will no longer require the SAT or ACT
Beginning in fall 2021, UW, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, The Evergreen State College and Western Washington University will become permanently “test-optional.”
Your Crypto made this possible
Gifting cryptocurrency to a college or university allows donors to avoid paying capital gains tax on earnings. Many institutions are more than happy to jump through hoops to make it happen.
Howard University teams with Amazon for a data science master’s degree
Howard University in D.C. is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to develop new curriculum for cloud computing, machine learning and computer vision.
Nikole Hannah-Jones UNC offer letter lists $180,000 yearly salary
Campus Reform has obtained documents showing that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offered Nikole Hannah-Jones a salary of $180,000 to work in the school’s journalism department.
Apple criticised for storing data inside China
Apple has confirmed that it is storing Chinese customers' data inside data centres based in China, following reports by the New York Times.
Diversity work can now earn professors tenure at Indiana university
Instead of an emphasis on teaching, research and service, the leaders at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis recently announced a new way to achieve tenure: diversity work.
