Olivia Krolczyk, a University of Cincinnatti student who received a failing grade for using the term “biological women" in an assignment, told Campus Reform in a July 10 interview that the grade only encouraged her "to continue to speak my opinion because I am going to call out professors who continue to do this to me and other students and make sure that it doesn’t happen again.” Read more

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