Chinese interest in studying abroad plummets amid pandemic
Many of those crossing borders now likely to stay within East Asia, survey shows
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US election 2020: Facebook bans more political ads
Days after banning ads prematurely declaring victory in the presidential election, Facebook has now banned those questioning the US electoral process.
Carnegie Mellon Makes Global Goals Local
The university conducts a review of how its teaching, research and practices are aligned with United Nations-adopted sustainable development goals.
Equity in online learning is about much more than technology access
Debate about the fairness of online learning tends to revolve around technology access. And there are indeed sharp disparities in home access to computers and reliable broadband service.
Texas A&M investigates ‘work stoppages’ after profs ‘#ScholarStrike’ in violation of state law
In early September, professors across the country participated in a #ScholarStrike for racial justice.
Public university considers ignoring First Amendment to show its ‘moral courage’
Back in June, the president of Miami University convened a task force of faculty, students and staff to spend their summer devising recommendations on “diversity, equity and inclusion.”
US colleges ‘improving’ on free speech despite Trump rhetoric
Watchdog report comes as president seeks to make political issue of campus intolerance
UC Irvine tops ‘Cool Schools’ list for sustainability efforts
Stanford places second in the Sierra Club magazine's yearly rankings that honor colleges and universities that are pushing environmentally friendly initiatives
Amazon warehouse robots ‘increase staff injuries’
Amazon's use of robots in its warehouses has led to more injuries for human workers, an investigation says.
House Democrats Drop Canceling Student Loans
House Democratic leaders dropped the idea of canceling up to $10,000 in student debt for economically distressed borrowers in their scaled-down $2.2 trillion proposal for a new stimulus package.
