Why employees smuggle AI into work
"It's easier to get forgiveness than permission," says John, a software engineer at a financial services technology co Read more
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Trump Planning EO Directing Education Department to ‘Diminish Itself,’ Reports Say
News reports about the potential executive order come after the Trump administration suspended dozens of department staff. Read more
‘Act of intimidation’: Education Dept. suspends officials following Trump’s DEI order
The union for federal employees said at least 60 staffers were affected by a decision to suspend Education Department officials. Read more
Plan S dumps journal cost comparison tool after publisher boycott
Lack of cooperation from publishers blamed for failure of transparency service that many hoped could drive down prices Read more
Florida State U. to remove general education designation from hundreds of CRT-infused courses
Florida State University is removing hundreds of courses from its general education catalogue to comply with a state law that cracks down on critical race theory curricula. Read more
Students are disengaging to the point of skipping exams. This is how we can help
In recent years, much attention has been directed to declining college enrollment and the growing public disconnection from higher education—and for good reason. But beneath these headlines lies a sneakier problem, one that’s easier to miss but just as troubling. Read more
Hate Endowment Taxes? Reform the University.
History shows that there’s nothing sacred about these big pots of money. Read more
Splitting the atom: Why saying who was first is complex
When Donald Trump claimed US scientists split the atom in his inaugural speech, even he could not have imagined the chain reaction of online debate his boast would cause. Read more
The Doctoral dilemma
More than half of those who earn Ph.D.s now decide to leave academia after graduation. Why, then, do so many graduate programs still assume their students will become professors? Read more
UK universities spend more than £200 million on severance pay
THE analysis reveals higher education sector has already passed feared milestone of axeing more than 10,000 jobs in a single year Read more
