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Companies should be made to give work experience to children as young as primary school age to help tackle the “absence epidemic” in schools, the head of the UK’s biggest airport group has said. Read more
Many professors canceled classes this week in the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election to the Oval Office, citing the emotional needs and trauma of students. Read more
Interest in Tennesse’s free tuition program for its community and state technical colleges is promising, to say the least, as the number of applicants for its Class of 2025 broke last year’s record by more than 700. Read more
A painting by an AI robot of the eminent World War Two codebreaker Alan Turing has sold for $1,084,800 (£836,667) at auction. Read more
Many researchers are opting against trying to publish replication efforts, survey finds. Read more
As analysts began digging into Donald J. Trump’s dominant victory this week, a key theme from the past two presidential elections emerged yet again: College-educated voters are on an island. Read more
Contracts with existing students that prevent changes may mean up to £2.5m less income, according to one institution Read more
Donald Trump’s first term shined a political spotlight on higher ed that has only grown more glaring since. A second could bring more sweeping changes. Read more
Johns Hopkins University is preparing to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from a fellowship program and recontextualize its use on a residence hall entryway. Read more
Most of us consider our friendships to be important to us, but friends are not only fun to be around, having a steady group of friends can make us healthier and help us live longer. Read more
