Cheats ‘exploiting false sense of security’ in exams
Students who admit that they cheat say they are most likely to do so in exams, even though staff mostly detect cheats’ handiwork in written assignments.
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White House to Promote Alternatives to the Degree
New Ad Council campaign will tout alternatives to the four-year degree. Led by CEOs of Apple and IBM, the project comes from a White House-convened task force on workforce policy.
How higher ed rallies around the environment
Saint Leo University hosting summer sustainability conference where higher ed can share ideas
Oxford accused of dumbing down as it plans to cut classics
The ancient wisdom and spellbinding poetry of Homer’s Iliad and Virgil’s Aeneid have formed the backbone of the Oxford classics degree for centuries.
USC offers free tuition to ONE THIRD of students
USC has adjusted the financial bracket for students who qualify for free tuition.
Wake Forest University president apologizes for slavery
The president of Wake Forest University has issued an apology on behalf of his institution for the university’s role in promoting and engaging in the institution of slavery some 160 years ago.
Facial Recognition Surveillance on Campus
UCLA was the first university to openly consider facial recognition technology for security surveillance. The university abandoned that plan, but other colleges may be using the software.
Editor’s investigation reveals missing and suspicious data
Researchers must be prepared to share their raw data if their work is to be considered scientifically sound, says geneticist
Federal judge: Always using biological pronouns ‘not protected under the First Amendment’
A professor's lawsuit over gender pronouns has been dismissed.
A Playbook for Woke Investing?
Efforts to invest university endowments in socially responsible companies have yielded promising early results, according to a new report sharing several institutional strategies.
