Even giant dinosaurs have a soft spot
Disturbing the sleep of a Spinosaurus is a dangerous move, unless you're his family. Even the fiercest giants show a softer side when it comes to their young. Watch now
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What Is Replacing DEI? Racism.
The Trump administration’s assault on diversity reflects its vision of a racially tiered society. Read more
U.S. Universities’ investment in Sustainability eclipsed by International peers
Arizona State University, a pioneer of sustainability, is the only U.S. institution in the top 50 of Times Higher Education’s 2025 Impact Rankings. Trump’s policies may make it even harder for American universities to improve in the years to come. Read more
Mass redundancies will trash the reputation of UK universities
It may be difficult to enter on to a balance sheet but some weaker institutions may struggle to recover from reputational damage, Read more
Johns Hopkins offers summer class on ‘fake news’ for middle schoolers
The Center for Talented Youth at Johns Hopkins University is currently offering a summer class titled “Persuasion and Propaganda” that promises to teach junior high and high school students about “fake news.” Read more
Facing Research Cuts, Officials at U. of Iowa Spoke of a ‘Limited Ability to Publicly Fight This’
The National Institutes of Health’s announcement in late February that it would cap indirect research funding at 15 percent sent universities across the nation into a panic. Read more
The handwriting revolution
Five semesters after ChatGPT changed education forever, some professors are taking their classes back to the pre-internet era. Read more
Social media now main source of news in US, research suggests
Social media and video networks have become the main source of news in the US, overtaking traditional TV channels and news websites, research suggests. Read more
Kids are ditching traditional college for career tech programs. Parents are concerned
Nush Ahmed, 22, said she was “stubborn” when she went against her parents’ wishes and chose to attend a career technical program 800 miles from home instead of enrolling in a traditional four-year college nearby. Read more
‘Weeding’ unneeded books from libraries is not a crime against culture
Weeding allows collections to evolve with academia – but redistributing books to other libraries could help equalise knowledge access, says Natalie Pang Read more
