Gettysburg College shutters acclaimed literary journal
Administrators say The Gettysburg Review does not fit the college’s new curriculum, which focuses on student experiences. Staff—and former interns—disagree. Read more
Children’s book put on watch list in Alabama because its author’s last name is ‘Gay’
An illustrated children's book about siblings who build a dog house together was errantly placed on a watch list of books to be potentially removed from the Huntsville-Madison County Public Library (HCPL) system in Alabama simply because its author's last name was "Gay." Read more
Artificial intelligence creates a robot from scratch in seconds at Northwestern University
For the first time to date, researchers out of Northwestern University developed an artificial intelligence that can design a robot completely by itself. The team gave the AI a prompt, “design a robot that can walk across a flat surface.” Seconds later, the AI created this purple block Read more
Disruptive behaviour in English schools worse since Covid, says outgoing Ofsted head
Behaviour in schools in England has deteriorated since the pandemic, with pupils refusing to comply with rules, talking back to teachers and walking out of class mid-lesson, the head of Ofsted says. Read more
ASU’s use of tax dollars for DEI training flouts state law, think tank argues
Arizona State University has a mandatory diversity, equity and inclusion training for current and incoming staff and faculty using taxpayer money, and one conservative think tank in the state argues this flouts a state law banning some forms of DEI training. Read more
HotSat-1: Novel UK spacecraft maps heat variations across Earth
A novel UK satellite has returned its first pictures of heat variations across the surface of the Earth. Read more
Waiting for FAFSA
A major overhaul to the federal student aid form delayed its launch at least two months. That means headaches for everyone from financial aid officers to applicants. Read more
U.S. university world dominance in jeopardy due to disparity
If you were to look at the top 10 list on Times Higher Education’s international university ranking in a vacuum, you’d be welcomed by another year of U.S. universities setting the world standard. However, a more troubling insight emerges once you measure the broader competency of U.S. higher education as a whole. Read more
France’s private sector quality label plan met with scepticism
There are doubts about the education ministry’s proposed quality measures, with major players warning firmer guardrails will be needed to protect the public purse and baffled school-leavers from bad operators Read more
British university offers master’s degree in magic and the occult
If you’ve been getting into crystals, manifesting your dream board or exploring feminist readings of witchcraft, you can now take your hobby to the next level – with the UK’s first postgraduate degree in magic and the occult. Read more
