Twenty-nine people suspected of providing fake registration information for students taking the high school entrance exam in Xi'an, Shaanxi province, in June have been arrested, and 11 have been criminally detained. Read more

A university has come under fire for proposing to make the first British person of African heritage to become a professor of history in the UK redundant and cut the course he runs. Read more

A former leftist prosecutor in San Francisco who lost a recall election as district attorney due to voter dissatisfaction with his soft-on-crime policies is going to be paid $210,000 per year in his new job at the University of California Berkeley. Read more

A state appeals court has unanimously ruled that the University of Michigan is within its rights to ban weapons on campus, The Detroit Free Press reported. Read more

While the advent of AI chatbots is forcing faculty and staff to scramble and prepare new ways to enforce academic integrity, a larger issue looms: Students are beginning to question how its broader use affects their preparation for the workforce—and they’re holding institutions accountable for their readiness. Read more

Florida Atlantic’s search for new president halted by state officials after ‘war on woke’ Republican Randy Fine omitted from shortlist Read more

Two prominent departures at top universities this month have a common link: inquisitive student journalists. Read more

Law schools must follow the Supreme Court’s ruling against affirmative action or else they will face lawsuits, according to a letter sent by America First Legal. Read more

A recent survey shows about 75 percent of students would report professors for saying something they find offensive. Read more

Canada’s Liberal government swept to power eight years ago promising to undo the damage inflicted by the previous Harper regime. However, after a big early funding spike for basic research, there is a growing sense of drift – and mounting concern about the future Read more