An AI algorithm is wading through the oceans of content social media users are posting about the Olympics with a singular mission: neutralising online abuse. Read more

Enrollment challenges, compounded by the FAFSA fiasco, drove layoffs and program cuts as colleges sought to plug budget holes. Read more

Industry links seen as key for one of the first foreign universities to set up a base in India Read more

A University of Arizona “pride” program is facing backlash for allegedly working with a local school district to solicit minors for LGBTQ+ mental health screenings without a parent’s consent. Read more

A global outage affecting Microsoft products including email service Outlook and video game Minecraft has been resolved, the technology giant said in an update. Read more

Facing pressure from conservative lawmakers, Missouri’s flagship university is disbanding its inclusion, diversity and equity division, undoing a keystone achievement of the 2015 campus protests over racial equity. Read more

In a recent podcast, Donald Trump reacted to an invitation to “promise us that you will give us more ability to import the best and brightest…to America” by saying: “You should get automatically, as part of your diploma, a green card to be able to stay in this country.” Read more

Black nationalist tendencies are on the rise, due to “white supremacy,” according to a study from Rice University. Read more

We asked a professional comedian to deliver some jokes written by artificial intelligence on stage. What happened reveals a lot about just how much machines understand the very human sense of humour. Read more

Thousands of former college athletes will be eligible for payments ranging from a few dollars to more than a million under the $2.78 billion antitrust settlement agreed to by the NCAA and five power conferences, a deal that also paves the way for schools to directly compensate athletes while attempting regulate payments from boosters. Read more