How many casualties would a plagiarism war produce?
If conservatives and liberals start scouring their opponents’ academic publications for stolen ideas or phrases, nobody—even plagiarism experts—knows how much grist they will find. Read more
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$100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College
This year marks 100 since Spelman Baptist Seminary became Spelman College, the all-women HBCU in the heart of Atlanta, Ga., which we know today. And as of Thursday, Spelman has set another historical milestone centered around the wonderfully round number. Read more
Faculty—not just students—are stressed out and considering leaving, per survey
Colleges and universities have become well aware of the growing mental health crisis plaguing students, especially their first-years who developed during the pandemic. However, a new report reveals that the problem isn’t contained to students; higher education should also take stock in evaluating their staff’s mental health. Read more
DEI spending banned, Sociology scrapped in Florida
Florida’s State Board of Education imposed new prohibitions on DEI spending at state colleges, following a similar decision for state universities. Read more
Postgraduate growth forces end of Chinese ‘boarding school’ model
Universities end offers of on-campus dormitories to career-focused master’s students Read more
Undocumented students could access Federal College-Prep programs under Biden proposal
Opening up the college-prep programs to undocumented students has been a priority for years. But some administrators say the political climate is too fraught to make such a change now. Read more
Non-EU academics outnumber EU staff on UK campuses for first time
Exodus of junior scholars from Europe tips balance of university workforce Read more
‘It could foster empathy’: Black archives look to preservation amid growing US history bans
Matter-of-fact accounting of the legal mechanism of slavery provides insight into American history and the country’s fraught present Read more
Taxpayers foot $700,000 bill to train cops in DEI at U. Illinois Springfield
The University of Illinois Springfield recently received a nearly $700,000 federal grant to conduct diversity and anti-bias training for law enforcement officers. Read more
New proposal offers federal funding for AI literacy in higher ed
Improving the nation’s overall AI literacy starts with developing interdisciplinary programs with nontraditional learners in mind and developing hands-on lab opportunities to facilitate a new wave of digital education. Funding for these and other higher education AI literacy initiatives is included in the bipartisan “Artificial Intelligence Literacy Act of 2023” recently drafted in Congress. Read more
