University of Akron to close its its CCP propaganda hub after pressure from Congress
The University of Akron announced that it will be closing its Chinese funded Confucius Institute effective June 2022. Read more
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Women largely absent from Asian highly cited lists
Clarivate ranking ‘reflects systemic bias’ in institutions, says citation analyst Read more
Twitter will remove images tweeted without consent
Twitter has said images or video of private individuals shared without their permission are now against its policies and can be removed on request. Read more
Former Temple U. Dean found guilty of faking data for national rankings
A former dean of Temple University’s business school was found guilty on Monday of using fraudulent data between 2014 and 2018 to boost the school’s national rankings and increase revenue, federal prosecutors said. Read more
3 dead, 8 injured in shooting at Michigan high school, undersheriff says
A 15-year-old boy is in custody after three students died and eight were injured in a shooting Tuesday afternoon at a high school in Oxford, Michigan, authorities said. Read more
‘How dictatorship works’: Hungarian academic quits in censorship row
Andrea Pető was asked to withdraw criticism that a Europe-wide standards group had failed to confront illiberalism in Hungary and Poland Read more
ASU protest against Rittenhouse ‘still on’ despite revelation that he is no longer enrolled
Left-wing student organizations at ASU refined their list of demands to include denying “further admission” to Kyle Rittenhouse. Read more
What are Gen Z’s top priorities when looking at colleges?
The most important factor is what kind of education an institution provides, and financial aid doesn't hurt. Read more
Nearly 20 percent of faculty jobs require diversity pledge: report
A new report from the American Enterprise Institute found that nearly 20 percent of university faculty job listings require a pledge of support for diversity. Read more
UK competition watchdog orders Meta to sell Giphy
Facebook's parent company, Meta, has been ordered to sell Giphy by the UK's Competition and Markets Authority. Read more
