Exam boards could be asked to avoid using “complex language” including colloquialisms, sarcasm and idioms in assessments to make them more accessible for pupils. Read more

University claims conflict of interest requires that faculty members not participate in suit. Decision stuns experts, who note that faculty have played a variety of roles in suits against states. Read more

A scientist who wrote a leading textbook on artificial intelligence has said experts are “spooked” by their own success in the field, comparing the advance of AI to the development of the atom bomb. Read more

Campus Reform reported earlier this month on the denial of a “Back the Blue” shirt designed by the College Republicans chapter at Ohio Northern University. Read more

University leaders and advocacy organizations signed onto a document that calls for a “Great Transition” of society that will “support a more equitable and resilient post-pandemic world.” Read more

An experiment conducted by a student at Michigan State University they said was aimed at highlighting the disparities in COVID-19 care between white and minority groups received pushback as people reacted to a sign advertising the project. Read more

Streets have been eerily quiet in recent months as coronavirus lockdowns imposed by governments around the world hit the pause button on normal life. Read more

The Biden administration and congressional Democrats cut the Build Back Better Act in half, leaving many higher education investments behind but boosting the maximum Pell Grant and funding for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions. Read more

Swipe Out Hunger and the College and University Food Bank Alliance join forces to reach more campuses and end food insecurity for students. Read more

A Washington D.C.-based nonprofit is seeding new “racial equity” healing centers at colleges and universities across the United States, with about 20 new operations set to launch in the coming weeks to join the nearly 30 already planted over the last few years. Read more