When President Trump told pregnant women last week to avoid Tylenol, citing the unproven claim that it can cause autism in children, experts around the world were aghast. Read more

Institutional autonomy ‘not threatened’ by proposal to more than halve executive pay, academics say, as universities insist councils should maintain control Read more

Only 14 states require civics courses to be included in college general education programs, according to a new report by the James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal released Monday. Read more

A federal workers union is suing the Trump administration for inserting language into Department of Education employees’ out-of-office email messages blaming Democrats for the government shutdown. Read more

Around one in eight employees in higher education can work remotely, according to estimates released last week by the Bureau of Labor Statistics — up from around one in 13 in 2019. Read more

The world's biggest YouTuber, MrBeast, says the rapid advance of generative artificial intelligence (AI) is "scary" for the "millions of creators currently making content for a living". Read more

Some experts note that the entry data contradicts enrollment increases shown in SEVIS data—while others say the declines are even more extreme than the arrivals data indicates. Read more

Scientists who identified body’s ‘security guards’ that protect cells when others are being attacked first to be honoured in this season’s awards Read more

University of Maryland’s student government passed a Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions resolution last week during a vote scheduled for the Jewish holiday of Yom Kippur. Read more

Is artificial intelligence transforming the way college administrators work? They are adopting AI tools in budgeting, enrollment-management, and facilities offices, and other key areas, but piecemeal and often cautiously. Read more