Oxford professor ‘failed to properly acknowledge’ Chinese colleagues
Collaborators criticise lack of sanction against Anna Lora-Wainwright, but internal investigation finds she did not intend to deceive
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Former acting ICE director SHUT DOWN at UPenn after chaos erupts
Former ICE Acting Director Tom Homan was shouted off stage by protesters at the University of Pennysylvania.
The loan landscape for international students
An industry emerges to issue loans to international students. Interest rates are high, but the companies say they are filling an unmet need and expanding access.
Fired conservative professor wins in court — but college’s appeals block his return to classroom
A conservative professor slated to return to the classroom this fall semester after successfully suing his employers for wrongly firing him has been blocked from campus as the college continues to file appeals against several court decisions in the educator’s favor.
New Swiss technology university aims to solve global problems
Schaffhausen Institute of Technology will work closely with industry and focus on interdisciplinary research and education
South Dakota legislator suggests Board of Regents is ‘slow walking’ free speech reform
A South Dakota lawmaker wrote a letter to the executive director of the state’s Board of Regents, accusing him of “slow walking” free speech reforms.
‘Don’t leave campus’: Parents are now using tracking apps to watch their kids at college
The post on the Reddit board r/insaneparents was titled “18m in college.” It purported to be a screenshot of a text exchange between a mother and her adult son.
Job interviews with a face-scanning algorithm
The Washington Post published an article Tuesday on a hiring system from the firm HireVue, which uses artificial intelligence-driven assessments to rank job applicants' hireability based on their facial movements, word choice and speaking voice.
Some universities are putting expansive gag orders on professors under suspension. Is it legal?
Two public universities in the last year have suspended professors and placed gag orders forbidding them from communicating with students during their suspensions.
Warren’s Education Plan Promises Billions for Low-Income Schools and Desegregation
The long-awaited proposal breaks from Obama-era Democratic priorities by critiquing charter schools and testing.
