Using AI in admissions ‘more equitable and transparent’ – study
Test run on more than 300,000 US student applications suggests technology can identify specific personal qualities with little bias Read more
‘Mission Accomplished’: UC Santa Cruz gave DEI fellowship to pro-Hamas scholar who ‘liked’ terrorist attacks
'You can't be for Abolish ICE, anti-border violence, or anti-carceral without supporting freedom for Palestinians,' Martinez posted the same week she celebrated Hams glider attacks on Israeli families. Read more
Grunge and rap to feature in new lesson aids for music teachers in England
Curriculum resources also to include more diverse English literature texts and history topics such as ‘imperial decline’ Read more
Baltimore HBCU will build wall to keep out ‘bad actors’ following shooting
A wall that will shut off “unfettered access” to outsides and encircle 90 percent of the campus will go up soon at a Baltimore historically black college. Read more
TikTok latest firm after X and Meta to be warned by EU over Hamas videos
The EU has warned TikTok about "disinformation" spreading on the platform after Hamas' attack on Israel. Read more
Do ‘Women in STEM’ Programs Violate Title IX?
Civil rights complaints against initiatives for women in male-dominated STEM fields are piling up. But it’s not clear that such programs are actually illegal. Read more
ACT scores are at a 30-year low. How does this impact higher ed?
The graduating class of 2023 has continued a six-year decline in ACT scores, and all 50 states’ average composite score makes it a thirty-year low, according to new data released by the testing giant. Read more
Should US politicians be cutting humanities courses?
Amid concerns about value for money and the supposed liberal bias of certain humanities and social science subjects, conservative politicians are increasingly intervening in curricular decisions. Read more
U.S. Rep. Thanedar quits DSA for promoting anti-Semitic rally in NYC
U.S. Representative Shri Thanedar of Michigan took to X today to denounce the Democratic Socialists of America and explain his departure from the group due to its failure to condemn Hamas terrorists. Read more
Europe’s oldest student newspaper saved from closure
More than £3,000 raised to keep the Student – founded in 1886 by Robert Louis Stevenson at Edinburgh University – going Read more
