Vice-chancellor questions Australia’s embrace of microcredentials
Analysts are enthusiastic about microcredentials but unsure about their suitability in universities Read more
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UK students: what do you wish you had known before going to university?
We are compiling advice for this year’s university freshers – and who better to ask than students themselves? Read more
Siena Heights University creates new ‘JEDI’ certificate with taxpayer dollars
Siena Heights University will offer a new certificate in “Justice, Equity, Diversity and Inclusion” this upcoming fall semester. Read more
Community college and career opportunities becoming a higher priority for high schoolers
Time and time again, Gen Z students share their thoughts on whether they intend to pursue an education beyond high school, a statistic that often changes depending on the current climate. Read more
Grant assessors accused of using ChatGPT to write feedback
Applicants to one of Australia’s major funding streams report spotting tell-tale signs of chatbot use Read more
A cautionary tale’: colleges in states with affirmative action bans report racial disparities
The supreme court’s decision to strike down race-consciousness in college admissions will upend the academic landscape for millions of people. But students in nine states already live in a post-affirmative action world. Read more
Stanford ‘free speech training’ was a campus joke: report
Stanford University administrators reacting to the outcry over students shouting down a federal judge failed to effectively deliver the mandatory free speech training they promised. Read more
Harvard Taps AI to Help Teach Computer Science Course
Artificial intelligence powered by ChatGPT is helping Harvard’s beginner computer science students understand and improve their work creating and fixing code. Read more
Supreme Court blocks Biden’s debt-relief plan
The 6-to-3 decision stops the Biden administration from moving forward with plans to forgive up to $20,000 in student loans for eligible Americans. Read more
Two in three state secondary schools in England teach just one foreign language
Two-thirds of English state secondary schools teach only one foreign language, research shows, undermining the government’s efforts to shore up the numbers of pupils learning modern languages. Read more
