74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers
New analysis suggests that 74% of all money made through ransomware attacks in 2021 went to Russia-linked hackers. Read more
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Maine unveils $20 million plan for free tuition community colleges
About 8,000 students would be eligible under the program, funded by a one-time transfer to the Maine Community College System. Read more
Texas A&M President forces student paper to be online only
The president of Texas A&M University at College Station, M. Katherine Banks, is forcing the student newspaper, The Battalion, to publish online only Read more
Valentine’s Day is used to push ‘kinks’ and ‘polyamory’ on America’s college campuses
As Valentine’s Day approaches, schools across the country are observing the holiday with sex toy giveaways, condom art, and sexually explicit educational events. Read more
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood offers to pay full tuition for all its employees
President of company says, 'we want our hosts to develop themselves through advanced learning to fulfill the foundation's other tenets: care more, dream more, and be more.' Read more
Durham University’s largest donor pulls funding over Covid restrictions
Durham University’s largest donor has pulled his financial support for the institution because of its Covid-19 restrictions. Read more
College assignment tasks students with ‘calling out’ someone for racism or homophobia
An assignment in a course offered at the University of New Hampshire tasks students with “calling out” another person for their alleged racism or offensive language. Read more
Apple moves to stop AirTag tracking misuse
Apple plans to introduce a number of changes to make it harder to misuse AirTags to track someone. Read more
Legislation Expands Pell Grants but Excludes Online Ed
Community college leaders want to know why the proposal to expand Pell Grants to short-term programs excludes online learning. Read more
Irish students demonstrate their Chinese skills
Students from Millburn Primary School in Coleraine, Northern Ireland, joined in celebrations for the 2022 Beijing Winter Olympics and the Spring Festival as part of their Confucius Classroom activities. Read more
