Held for Ransom: Why colleges must be proactive to prevent cyberattacks
Institutions are huge targets for hackers because of their openness and because of what they possess. Read more
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Statue removal ‘last straw’ for some Hong Kong academics
Researchers face prospect that they might not find more work in academia if they leave city Read more
College works to fire tenured professor fighting to maintain rigorous math standards
A Nevada community college is taking steps to remove a tenured math professor after he objected to the softening of math standards at the school. Read more
‘The heaven of film-making’: how a Dalit orphan got to tell her own story
A gift of a camera inspired Belmaya Nepali to rise above poverty and abuse to make documentaries Read more
Self-driving Waymo cars clog up dead-end San Francisco street
Residents in a "dead-end" street in San Francisco say they are being plagued by an influx of self-driving vehicles. Read more
How elementary schools keep men from going to college
More and more women are on college campuses, with devastating implications for the life chances of American men. Perhaps the root of the problem lies in our flawed approach to teaching reading early. Read more
Colleges with Federal contracts consider Biden vaccine order
Penn State may be among the first institutions to announce it will require COVID-19 vaccination for employees due to Biden administration order requiring vaccination for federal contractors. Read more
Settlement Backs Up Overhaul of Loan Forgiveness Program
In addition to clearing $400,000 in loan debt for the plaintiffs in the lawsuit, the Department of Education agreed to several reforms, adding to last week’s announced overhaul of the program. Read more
Students support diversity quotas…until it comes to football
Campus Reform reporter Ophelie Jacobson talked to students at the University of Florida on game day about diversity quotas. She first asked students if they support diversity quotas in hiring decisions and in college admissions processes. Most of the students said yes. Read more
Cambridge University halts £400m deal with UAE over Pegasus spyware claims
The University of Cambridge has broken off talks with the United Arab Emirates over a record £400m collaboration after claims about the Gulf state’s use of controversial Pegasus hacking software, the university’s vice-chancellor has said. Read more
