How robotaxis are trying to win passengers’ trust
Autonomous vehicles are already clocking up millions of miles on public roads, but they face an uphill battle to convince people to climb in to enjoy the ride. Read more
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How Professors Make Ends Meet
As the cost of living has risen in recent years, faculty members have felt the squeeze. Read more
Three in four England universities expected to be in the red next year
Higher education regulator says sector needs to take ‘take bold action’ and consider mergers or cost sharing Read more
Texas colleges pitch quick credentials as a first step toward higher wages. But students often fall off the path
On paper, Angela Ramirez is taking a path like the one that many Texas policymakers and community college leaders designed to help students like her. With dreams of becoming a nurse, the high school graduate took an eight-week class to earn a nursing aide credential, which helped her land a job at a nursing home in New Braunfels. That job, she thought, would help her enter the health care field while she saved up to pay for her nursing degree. Read more
Half of Gen Z suffers from ‘eco-anxiety,’ new poll finds
About half of Gen Z struggles with “eco-anxiety” and wants universities to take a more active role in solving their climate change concerns, a new poll shows. Read more
Is It Time to Regulate AI Use on Campus?
Last fall, instructors at the University of Massachusetts at Amherst suddenly started receiving scores for every student’s writing assignment, estimating how likely it was that they had been completed using generative artificial intelligence. Read more
X users jump to Bluesky – but what is it and who owns it? 1 hour ago
You may have seen the word "Bluesky" popping up on your social media pages recently and wondered what people are talking about. Read more
Trump Likely to End Title IX Trans Protections
In recent years, each new administration has led to significant changes in the rules governing how colleges respond to sexual misconduct. Don’t expect that to change under a second Trump term. Here’s what to know about Trump and Title IX. Read more
Data confirms 16 per cent drop in UK student visa applications
Home Office statistics reveal just 1,300 dependants submitted visa applications in October – the lowest monthly total since at least January 2022 Read more
Universities boost counseling services as Trump victory prompts some young people to threaten suicide
There is a trend online of young people threatening to kill themselves in the wake of Donald Trump’s re-election to the Oval Office, and college and university counselors and crisis centers went into overdrive to help struggling students process the results. Read more
