Professor’s salty suggestion triggers tempest in a teapot
Her recommendation to put salt in tea spurs outraged British headlines, a U.S. Embassy statement and a flood of attention for Bryn Mawr College in Pennsylvania. Read more
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Here’s why some Gen Z grads face a tight employment window
Skepticism around Gen Z students’ academic rigor has led some to speculate a level of entitlement absent from previous generations. Regardless of whether higher education faculty would like to comment further on that, employers have made their thoughts abundantly clear in a new survey from ResumeBuilder.com. Read more
House Committee Advances GOP Plan to Overhaul Higher Ed
In a lengthy hearing Wednesday, Democrats argued the Republicans’ College Cost Reduction Act wouldn’t actually lower costs. Read more
More than half of UK undergraduates say they use AI to help with essays
Teachers also using the generative technology to aid with lesson planning, with hopes it could ease the burden of their workload Read more
Scientists warn: Declining academic standards mixed with DEI recipe for disaster
The continued embrace of diversity, equity and inclusion in STEM combined with a broad decline in academic standards is producing a generation of scientists who are less capable than their predecessors, warned some scientists in recent interviews with The College Fix. Read more
Transgender woman breaks track records at New York college: ‘The thing that never happens happened again’
A transgender woman at the Rochester Institute of Technology broke two track-and-field records on Friday. Read more
Privileged students ‘more likely to use ChatGPT’ on assessments
Survey finds evidence of ‘emerging digital divide’ as majority of undergraduates say they use generative AI to help with assessments Read more
Students hold silent protest at SC State University as school considers eliminating programs
Student organizations held a silent protest at South Carolina State University on Wednesday as the university’s board of trustees consider eliminating academic programs at the university. Read more
UChicago climate activists claim they filed legal complaint against school investments
A University of Chicago group that wants the university to divest from fossil fuels claims to have filed a legal complaint with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office, alleging the school has violated its legal obligation by investing its endowment in oil and gas companies. Read more
Indian Ph.D. Students Protest ‘Paper Per Semester’ Rule
Pressure to publish is seen as “contributing factor” to recent deaths, as India’s leading university faces backlash on doctoral monitoring. Read more
