A University of Florida African American Studies course interprets the horror genre based on “racial identity and oppression” while using materials on “whiteness,” “black feminism,” and “queering personhood.” Read more

Halving board members’ terms to allow influx of security experts risks ‘dangerous’ infringement on university autonomy, sector warns Read more

More than 40 leading scientists have resigned en masse from the editorial board of a top science journal in protest at what they describe as the “greed” of publishing giant Elsevier. Read more

During the University of Pennsylvania’s latest admissions cycle, the highly competitive university took a moment to appreciate its tradition of applicants hailing from alumni. It went on to say that these students will be thoroughly considered—but in no way different than other applicants, according to the university’s admissions page. Read more

Jewish students are enrolling less at many of the Ivies and going to a broader range of institutions than before. Read more

Chen Jian stayed in the training workshop of a technical school in Fuzhou, Fujian province, during the May Day holiday, practicing skills for a vocational competition. Read more

A University of California at Berkeley anthropologist known for her work on food justice in Native American communities is under fire after she long claimed she was Indigenous and has conceded that she is in fact white – fueling calls for her resignation. Read more

Georgetown University, which touts itself as the oldest Catholic Jesuit university in the United States, founded in the 1790s, recently completed a major construction project erecting a large mosque on campus. Read more

British universities have agreed to a new three-year read-and-publish deal with Springer Nature, despite many expressing “significant reservations” over the high cost of publishing open access in prestige titles. Read more

Banks have warned of a large increase in fraud in 2022, with much of this originating online. Read more