WeTransfer says files not used to train AI after backlash
WeTransfer has confirmed it does not use files uploaded to their service to train artificial intelligence (AI) models. Read more
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Supreme Court Allows Mass Layoffs at Education Department
The decision paves the way for President Trump to continue dismantling the agency, including moving career and technical education to the Labor Department. Read more
Will AI be the death of liberal arts in Asia?
An Indian university founder recently quoted Google AI in defence of his institution’s failure to back an under-fire academic. Read more
Harvard ethics professor fired for dishonesty maintains her innocence
A Harvard University professor who lost her tenure due to data fraud maintains she is innocent and said she plans to fight for her reputation in court. Read more
Trump targets university accreditation—a non-governmental designation
The Trump administration has taken aim at university accreditation in its battering of higher education. Read more
The wrecking of American Research
Federal policy made universities in the United States the envy of the world. One presidency could end that. Read more
‘Wobbly-tooth puberty’: How children’s brains change at six-years-old
Long neglected by science, "middle childhood" between the age of six and 12 years old is a transformative period preparing children for growing up. Here's what's going on in their heads during this turbulent time plus how to navigate it. Read more
Now Hiring: Title VI Coordinators
Experts say the wave in hiring of Title VI staff mirrors a similar surge in the early 2010s, when institutions changed how they respond to Title IX complaints. Read more
Editors stage mass resignation after academic publisher sold
Amsterdam University Press series editors quit with open letter objecting to sale to for-profit publisher Read more
UCLA cancels student-led Palestine class despite past similar courses
The University of California Los Angeles recently canceled a student-led course on public health in Palestine for violating a school regulation that states only instructors can give grades. Read more
