Fund the police? UIC invests in cops amidst ‘increased criminal activities on campus’.
'The need for unarmed security guards has increased each year,' a university report justifying spending increases on campus police stated. Read more
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Professor reported for allowing student to say transgender women aren’t women
Greg Pingree was an adjunct professor at the University of Florida teaching a class called “Law, Religion, and Sexual Identity” when a student asked him a provocative question. Read more
College students experiencing food insecurity less likely to graduate
We’ve learned that, especially during the current pandemic, food insecurity is linked to not only physical health but mental health. Read more
Wikipedia blames pro-China infiltration for bans
Wikipedia has suffered an "infiltration" that sought to advance the aims of China, the US non-profit organisation that owns the volunteer-edited encyclopaedia has said. Read more
Judging a Degree by the program, not the College
Two new studies examine which degree programs at which institutions offer graduates the best chance of recouping their costs and repaying their loans. Read more
Why so few conservative student clubs? Faculty are unwilling to sponsor them.
Students at Texas A&M, University of Arkansas, and Miami Dade College report being unable to find faculty advisors for their clubs. Read more
China moves to halt universities’ eastern branch campus rush
Ministry of Education says it does not ‘support or encourage’ institutions setting up outposts beyond their home province Read more
A 12-year-old genius soaring college: “I just get the information quickly”
Whip Smart Kids apply to Georgia Institute of Technology every year. But no one is like Caleb Anderson. He is 12 years old. “I’m not really smart,” he told correspondent Mark Strassmann. “I only get the information quickly, so the faster I learn, the faster I can move on.” Read more
Retroactive cancelation: College apologizes for operetta it staged 11 years ago, deletes old photos of it
The president of Muhlenberg College on Monday publicly apologized for its 2010 production of the operetta “The Mikado” and deleted all photos of the performance from its website. Read more
Facebook under fire over secret teen research
Facebook-owned Instagram has been criticised for keeping secret its internal research into the effect social media had on teenager users. Read more
