Return of handwritten essays is a hopeless response to ChatGPT
Asking undergraduates to submit pen-on-paper essays is a desperate and retrograde step that undermines assessment rather than safeguards it Read more
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Asking undergraduates to submit pen-on-paper essays is a desperate and retrograde step that undermines assessment rather than safeguards it Read more
Michigan State University students can get free help filing public records requests from the administration with the help of the student newspaper. Read more
Eddie Hart studied computer science and cybersecurity at Newcastle University, graduating in 2024. He says he knew getting into the tech workforce would be a challenge, but "I thought it would be a little easier". Read more
The cancellation is just the latest of many incidents at colleges across the country and reflects how Trump’s anti-DEI crackdown is affecting Black students. Read more
Videos of glamorous scholars sipping coffee portray a lifestyle far removed from the toxic culture of overwork faced by academics Read more
Public universities in Indiana voluntarily will cut 75 different degree programs, including 68 with zero enrollment, as part of a state budget bill. More than 300 other degrees will either be suspended or consolidated as part of a new requirement to weed out low-enrollment programs, according to the state’s education department. Read more
The student experience is changing at universities after multiple diversity, equity and inclusion programs, offices and centers have been shut down. Read more
For many colleges, the policy shift was merely symbolic. Read more
irginia Wesleyan University will change its name to Batten University in July 2026 to honor longtime university donor Jane Batten and her late husband, Frank Batten, co-founder of The Weather Channel,irginia Wesleyan University will change its name to Batten University in July 2026 to honor longtime university donor Jane Batten and her late husband, Frank Batten, co-founder of The Weather Channel, Read more
New research highlights misconceptions about higher education, with people more positive about universities than is commonly realised Read more