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As of June 16, Progress, a business application software, has announced a flurry of new patches for a vulnerability in its large data file transfer service, MOVEit Transfer. However, the fixes could not come quickly enough, as multiple higher education institutions and affiliated organizations have announced data breaches. Read more
The academic attainment of primary schoolchildren in England remains significantly lower than before Covid, according to the latest Sats results, which are virtually unchanged from last year. Read more
Faculty and students are taking to learning in the metaverse, but universities wonder how they will pay for it once Meta’s two-year pilot program ends. Read more
Computer programs that are used to detect essays, job applications and other work generated by artificial intelligence can discriminate against people who are non-native English speakers, researchers say. Read more
But some signs of an exodus are apparent. Read more
The conservative American Spectator magazine recently published a list of their editors’ top recommendations for conservative colleges and universities across the nation. Read more
Byju's, once among the most valued edtech start-ups in the world and a darling of investors during the Covid-19 pandemic, has seen a dramatic downturn in its fortunes after operational and financial setbacks in recent months. Experts say it marks a necessary correction in the bull run of Indian start-ups. Read more
It may help to identify minority students, but experts caution against expecting essays to replace affirmative action. Read more
During the annual college entrance examination, one of the most pressing questions for students, parents and teachers alike is: What constitutes a good major in college? The topic often sparks animated discussions online leading to creation of terms such as “trap majors”, “regretful majors” and “majors unsuitable for students from ordinary families”. Read more
East Los Angeles College, the most populous campus in the California Community College system, offered 60 percent of its courses in a hybrid or online format this past spring, most of them asynchronous. Prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, fewer than a quarter of courses were offered online. Read more
