Tenure Under Threat in Georgia
Professors within the University System of Georgia say the Board of Regents' policy proposals seek to centralize power and end, not update, tenure.
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Student booted as newspaper’s editor-in-chief over mask mandate editorial
The editor-in-chief of a student newspaper at Oklahoma State University was forced to resign after writing an opinion piece critical of the school’s mask policy. Read more
Leading ‘reproductive justice’ professor insists fetal heartbeats do not exist
One of the most visible pro-abortion voices in the nation, a professor at Smith College, is leading the public narrative that insists fetal heartbeats do not exist at six weeks despite medical evidence to the contrary. Read more
The newly unpredictable calculus of who gets into college
Years of experience have given colleges and universities the confidence to know how many students to accept and how many of them will enroll. The result has been fairly consistent numbers of freshmen showing up each fall. Read more
Bristol University sacks professor accused of antisemitic comments
David Miller loses job after investigation that divided campus, but says he will challenge decision Read more
Yale historian quits diplomacy post over donor influence
Beverley Gage leaves Brady-Johnson programme after president insists $250 million funder can pick its advisory board members Read more
Fake peer review?
Leading journal in robotics retracts six papers from Chinese academics after concluding the process had been subverted. Read more
China targeted a Chinese student studying in Canada for criticizing the CCP. Experts say students in America are faced with the same threat.
Recently, an international Chinese student in Canada was tracked and threatened by the Chinese government after tweeting his disapproval of the regime. Read more
Most Departments at Berkeley Drop GRE Requirement
Only 13 of more than 125 graduate programs still require the test, which many departments feel limits diversity. Read more
AI can predict if it will rain in two hours’ time
Artificial intelligence can tell whether it is going to rain in the next two hours, research suggests. Read more
