Autonomy concerns as Sweden consolidates research funders
More than 20 public agencies could be turned into just three, but sector leaders are wary of the government’s intentions Read more
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Supreme Court dissents defending affirmative action riddled with errors, scholars argue
Supreme Court Justices Sonia Sotomayor, Elena Kagan and Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissents to the recent groundbreaking decision outlawing affirmative action in college admissions included flaws in not only data and facts but also logic and reasoning, according to numerous conservative scholars who have picked it apart. Read more
Reading Between the Lines on Affirmative Action
The Supreme Court’s decision only explicitly addressed admissions. But legal experts say it could have much broader implications and that colleges would be wise to prepare accordingly. Read more
Student use of machine translation ‘a debate we have to have’
Assessment rationales have not kept pace with AI translation and writing support tools, conference hears Read more
Fifth of UK universities’ income comes from overseas students, figures show
One in every five pounds received by UK universities last year came from international students, according to Guardian analysis that reveals the scale of the sector’s growing dependence on overseas tuition fees for financial survival. Read more
President Biden plans to change how students pay for College
s the dust settles on President Biden’s first attempt to cancel student debt, the Education Department is moving forward on a plan to overhaul how students pay for college. Read more
About 370 more free college programs have erupted nationwide in 8 years
When College Promise first set out to make postsecondary education as affordable and accessible as public high schools, it started with 53 programs. Today, free college programs have proliferated to 425 different initiatives, spanning all 50 states. Read more
Supreme Court Justices’ Campus Appearances Raise Ethical Issues
The Associated Press ran a story about Supreme Court justices’ appearances on campuses and how some of those events become fundraisers for institutions Read more
‘Year 10 was a write-off’: the pupils at the sharp end of England’s teacher recruitment crisis
In the run-up to her GCSEs this year, Ruby*, 16, from south London, turned to YouTube for learning because of staff shortages at her school. “We spent a lot of time going [online] and trying to find the person who most knew what they were talking about,” says her mother, Helen. Read more
$800,000 grant to help scholars better understand the psychology of faith
What can the psychological sciences teach theologians, philosophers — and even parents — to help with their efforts to perpetuate the Christian faith? Read more
