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
Do you know Taylor Swift all too well? University of Texas offering class on artist
Calling all Taylor Swift fans: Your wildest dreams are about to come true. The University of Texas at Austin is offering a class on Taylor Swift this August, and we hope there’s still a blank space on the roster. Read more
Counselors Join Cops to Help Students in Crisis
After widespread criticism of campus police departments and calls for reform, colleges and universities are supplementing departments with mental health counselors. Read more
Boston University students can change their names, pronouns in school records
Boston University (BU) is now allowing students to modify their names and pronouns in the school system. Read more
Taxpayers have already absorbed $32 billion in student loans under Biden administration
President Biden has already discharged $32 billion in loans for several categories of student borrowers since the beginning of his term, in advance of his promised August announcement regarding mass cancelation. Read more
