Smaller Georgia colleges grapple with huge declines in enrollment
Educators believe the freefall will continue amid projections of decreasing birthrates and fewer students graduating from high school. Read more
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Refugee pupils with no school places have lessons in Manchester car parks
The children of refugees and asylum seekers are receiving lessons in hotel car parks in Manchester because no places have been found at local schools, charity workers say. Read more
Is Google Sexist? Female students react to ‘ludicrous’ UWash researchers
Researchers at the University of Washington allege Google image search exhibits “gender bias,” proposing several new algorithms to produce more equitable search results. Read more
Academics ask universities to refuse fossil fuel funds
Hundreds of academics have signed a letter calling for American and British universities to refuse donations from oil and gas companies. Read more
U.S. universities remain No. 1 in world rankings on academic subjects
QS report shows American institutions sliding a bit but still dominant in research and devotion to current global issues. Read more
Canada Gains European Students
A rise in the number of international students from Europe going to Canada appears to be a product of Brexit, according to an analysis of the latest trends in immigration data. Read more
England state school pupils as happy with life as private school peers – survey
Young adults and teenagers who went to state schools in England are as happy with their lives as their peers at private schools, according to a new study by researchers at University College London. Read more
Harvard created ‘exclusive space’ for ‘Black-identifying audience members’ by basing theater admissions on race
The Ivy League school advertised a 'Black Out' night for a Macbeth production in which the university requested non-Black patrons to 'join us at another performance.' Read more
Judge refuses to toss lawsuit against UCLA by professor who rebuffed race-based grading request
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge H. Jay Ford III recently ruled against entirely dismissing a lawsuit filed against UCLA by accounting lecturer Gordon Klein, who would not implement a lenient race-based grading system in the immediate aftermath of George Floyd’s death. Read more
Mystery of alleged Chinese hack on eve of Ukraine invasion
Allegations of Chinese cyber activity as the recent conflict broke out in Ukraine have been emerging. Read more
