Ivy League school urges ‘resistance’ to ‘mean and small-minded’ Trump’s ‘moronic’ policies
A piece published by Columbia University’s Earth Institute called President Donald Trump “mean” and his policies “moronic,” among other such insults.
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Baffled student tells Twitter: ‘I’m not a Chinese agent’
Twitter announced on Monday it had removed 936 accounts it said belonged to a state-backed Chinese effort to sow discord and undermine protests in Hong Kong.
AI bot poses as essay writer for hire to catch contract cheaters
Essay mill expert likens Georgia Tech’s tactics to entrapment
Handshake for all
The popular career services platform is now available to any student with a .edu email address -- and that's changing how career services are provided at many colleges and universities.
Persistent Partisan Breakdown on Higher Ed
Pew survey finds majority of Republicans continue to hold negative views of impact of higher ed -- a development that began after the election of President Trump.
Czech totalitarianism institute faces questions over research
Institute for the Study of Totalitarian Regimes has often been at the centre of contemporary political battles over the country’s communist past
Wisconsin lawmakers hop on campus free speech bandwagon
Wisconsin lawmakers have introduced a bill aimed at protecting free speech on college campuses.
Hong Kong protests: Twitter and Facebook remove Chinese accounts
Twitter and Facebook have taken steps to block what they described as a state-backed Chinese misinformation campaign.
Senators pressure their universities to drop Confucius Institutes as threat to America
Federal lawmakers are ramping up pressure on Confucius Institutes hosted by American colleges, even as some of the schools close or announce plans to shutter the Chinese-funded organizations.
Can mapping curricula shed light on teaching and academic impact?
Columbia University project reveals which texts are set most often on university courses around the world
