Facebook under fire over secret teen research
Facebook-owned Instagram has been criticised for keeping secret its internal research into the effect social media had on teenager users. Read more
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The Case for Reinstatement
In the latest development in a long-running case, a federal appeals court orders Southeastern Oklahoma State University to rehire and award tenure to a professor who says she was denied tenure and fired for transitioning to a woman. Read more
Chinese universities ticked off for ideological education ‘gaps’
Inspectors tell Ministry of Education to ‘study deeply and systematically about Xi Jinping’s thoughts on education’ Read more
Taliban say women can study at university but classes must be segregated
Women in Afghanistan will be allowed to study in universities as the country seeks to rebuild after decades of war but gender-segregation and Islamic dress code will be mandatory, the Taliban’s new Higher Education minister said on Sunday. Read more
Apple rushes to block ‘zero-click’ iPhone spyware
Apple has issued a software patch to block so-called "zero-click" spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads. Read more
‘What Cannot Be Tolerated’
Syracuse University offers full-throated defense for a professor targeted for her views about Sept. 11, prompting other academics to wonder why more institutions don’t defend even divisive scholars in this way. Read more
74% of professors targeted for unpopular speech or research end up punished by administrators
Attempts to sanction scholars for their speech, research or teaching practices has skyrocketed since 2015, with about three in four campaigns leading to some form of professional sanction — including termination — according to a new report by the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education. Read more
Capitalization is oppression? University department now uses all lowercase letters.
The Department of Indigenous Studies at a Canadian university will not 'use capital letters except to acknowledge the Indigenous struggle for recognition.' Read more
As Boghossian leaves PSU, school gets $1 mil for ‘antiracist’ computer science education
A federal agency gave Portland State University $1 million to develop “antiracist” computer science education in Oregon. Read more
Pandemic job losses ‘accelerating’ in Australia
Permanent rather than casual staff now being targeted, report suggests, but expert queries data underpinning the analysis Read more
