Apple launches Android app to address AirTags tracker fears
Apple has launched an app for competitor Android's smartphones, which will inform users if there is a tracking device nearby. Read more
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MIT Press to Release Many Spring Titles Open Access
Under a new initiative from MIT Press, early purchasing commitments from a subset of libraries will make the spring 2022 slate of monographs and edited collections open access. Read more
Hong Kong University orders removal of Tiananmen Square massacre memorial statue
Hong Kong University, now under direct Chinese Communist Party control, has ordered that the “Pillar of Shame” sculpture be removed from campus. Read more
Has the definition of ‘fully vaccinated’ changed? These universities are already imposing booster mandates.
Multiple universities are requiring COVID-19 booster shots for returning employees and students next semester. Read more
Loughborough goes online over Christmas self-isolation fears
Government guidance wants face-to-face teaching, but university concerned about students getting stuck on campus Read more
Alumni Groups Support Undocumented Graduates
An undocumented graduate of UCLA created an alumni association to help undocumented alumni navigate the challenges of life after college. Now other institutions are following suit. Read more
DePaul University, citing omicron variant, moves classes online for January 2022
DePaul University officials will move all winter quarter classes online for two weeks due to concerns about the omicron variant. Read more
Bored Ape NFT accidentally sells for $3,000 instead of $300,000
An in-demand non-fungible token (NFT) has been accidentally sold for a little more than $3,000 (£2,270) - one-hundredth of its market price. Read more
A surprising reason keeping students from finishing college: A lack of transportation
At a time when colleges are increasingly focused on how to get and keep students enrolled, some of the most surprising challenges are not academic but logistical. Read more
MIT alumni angry that ‘wokeness’ is damaging school’s quality, interview reveals
In a recent opinion piece, two Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni slammed the university for their acceptance of leftism — leading to a diminished educational quality at the elite school. Read more
