No Paywall for Taxpayer-Funded Research, U.S. Declares
White House mandates free, immediate public access to government-funded research. Many open-access advocates celebrate the decision, but some scholars wonder who will fund the policy. Read more
Striking staff reportedly block students from their dorms
New American University students and their families were met with a blockade of protesters Tuesday afternoon as they attempted to move into their dorms to kickstart the fall semester. Read more
Top-rated med school prioritizes DEI, anti-racism in curricula
The University of California San Francisco School of Medicine expects its educators and clinicians to work to dismantle racist systems and create an inclusive environment, as well as to frame medical education through an anti-racist lens that focuses on the role of institutional and structural racism in medicine and healthcare. Read more
More GCSE students choose computing over PE for the first time
More students are choosing to study computing at GCSE level than PE for the first time since the technology-based subject was introduced. Read more
Alabama Department of Education to consider requiring graduates to prove they are ready for college or the workforce
The Alabama Department of Education (ADE) may require seniors to prove they are ready for a job or college before graduating. Read more
Google ‘airbrushes’ out emissions from flying, BBC reveals
The way Google calculates the climate impact of your flights has changed, the BBC has discovered. Read more
Is There a Place for LGBTQ+ Students in Greek Life?
A nonbinary student failed to win acceptance into a University of Alabama sorority. Experts say Greek life has made progress on LGBTQ+ inclusion, but membership selection remains fraught. Read more
Is scanning students’ brains the next frontier in education?
Study that used MRI scans to measure neural change in students bills itself as offering path for neuroscience to aid curriculum development Read more
Whiteboards are racist because ‘they collaborate with white organizational culture’
"Observing Whiteness in Introductory Physics: A Case Study" was published last month in Physical Review Physics Education Research. The study observed three students as they worked to solve a physics problem and analyzed how "whiteness" is present in academia. Read more
U. Arizona student reported to bias response team for drawing person picking cotton
A University of Arizona student was reported to administration for attempting to get her friends to guess the word “cotton” during an online drawing game, according to the school’s bias response team reports Read more
