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ChatGPT reveals the uncomfortable truth about graduate skills
AI-written essays have exposed the unambitious and unoriginal thinking that universities require from undergraduates, says James Warren Read more
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College endowment returns fall after soaring high
Surging inflation and global disruptions undercut endowment returns for colleges and universities in the 2022 fiscal year, a reversal of fortunes from the previous year. Read more
Texas professor instructs elementary school teachers on how to ‘interrogate whiteness’
“How does a white in-service teacher facilitate race talk while reading and discussing shared texts with students in the elementary classroom?” Read more
Antarctica sea-ice hits new record low
There is now less sea-ice surrounding the Antarctic continent than at any time since we began using satellites to measure it in the late 1970s. Read more
Study Shows Limit to Benefits of Online Classes for Community College Students
In a recent report by Bay View Analytics, 94% of community college students gave their online courses a passing grade, and 58% expressed a desire for more. However, a new study offers a reason for caution: for Black, Hispanic, and low-income community college students, online courses only increase degree attainment when taken in relatively low proportions. Read more
South Carolina next in line to investigate DEI spending
Following the lead of Florida and Oklahoma, SC legislators are now requesting that the state’s public universities report the amount of state funds directed towards DEI initiatives. Read more
Dollars trump diversity in international student recruitment
Focus on volume risks harming student experience and hoped-for revenues may not materialise, report warns Read more
College application essays: Is it time for something new?
Intelligent’s report exposing the extent to which college hopefuls lie on their applications has led many admissions officials to reflect on what they could do to promote better practices among potential students. Read more
‘Re:mancipation’: Campus exhibit criticizes Lincoln Emancipation Proclamation statue
An exhibit in the University of Wisconsin’s Chazen Art Museum presents a critical eye toward the iconography of a historical statue dedicated to President Abraham Lincoln’s Emancipation Proclamation, which freed the slaves. Read more
Top 10 Chinese universities in Times World University Rankings
A total of 12 universities in the Chinese mainland and Hong Kong SAR entered the top 100 global ranking, with Tsinghua University taking the 16th spot, followed by Peking University at 17th and the University of Hong Kong at 31st, according to Times Higher Education World University Rankings. Read more
