Google engineer says Lamda AI system may have its own feelings
A Google engineer says one of the firm's artificial intelligence (AI) systems might have its own feelings and says its "wants" should be respected. Read more
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Florida teen gets into every Ivy League college
She says, 'I just decided to shoot my shot at all of them and see if it would land. I had no idea that I would get accepted into all of them.' Read more
Progressive politics at Stanford Law School go beyond pro-abortion initiatives
Stanford Law School students recently wrote a letter to the Supreme Court Justices Thomas, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Gorsuch against overturning Roe v. Wade. Read more
Lifelong learning reforms may not pay their way, thinktank warns
IFS says adults studying individual modules may be less likely to complete degrees and get highly paid jobs Read more
The peer-review crisis
The peer-review system, which relies on unpaid volunteers, has long been stressed. COVID-19 is making it worse—a lot worse. Read more
Congress targets Harvard, Yale and top universities with China-linked endowments
A new bill from Republican Greg Murphy is pushing divestment from firms linked to rights abuses, security risks. Read more
Rules to be relaxed for foreign teachers to work in schools in England
Qualified teachers from any country in the world will be able to work in schools in England if they have equivalent credentials and at least one year’s classroom experience, ministers have said. Read more
The 50 institutions that offer the best starting salaries for 4-year degree holders
Private institutions lead the way, but some online schools, publics and for-profits prove just as competitive. Read more
‘Why Socialists Should Become Teachers’: Radicals train students to organize for social justice
This summer, Young Democratic Socialists of America (YDSA) is conducting a six-week summer session that trains college students to unionize for social justice in their workplaces. Read more
Scholars spend $500K in taxpayer funds to deconstruct whiteness in physics
Deconstructing whiteness in an introductory physics classroom may seem like a nonsensical goal, but according to a pair of critical whiteness scholars from Seattle Pacific University, this endeavor is actually an important step toward the larger undertaking of freeing students and professors alike from the weighty fetters of whiteness. Read more
