Most UK university applicants ‘still want to study this autumn’
Ucas says overall applicant behaviour has so far been consistent with previous cycles
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A Forced Homecoming
When the State Department made the unprecedented decision to suspend Fulbright grants worldwide last month, many grantees found themselves back in the U.S. without jobs, housing or health insurance.
Twitter gives university access to student’s parody account. Then college deletes unflattering tweets.
SUNY-Geneseo was given access to a student’s account that mocked the school.
What the Therapist Knows
A magistrate judge in New York is seeking to make available the confidential records of a therapist-student relationship, to gain more information about a university's possible Title IX violations
University of Texas rationale for punishing ‘Zoom bombing’ appears to be unconstitutional
The University of Texas-Austin is looking for the “perpetrators” behind an online incident, but its grounds for investigation may undermine its First Amendment obligations.
Student newspaper editorial boards call for ‘lower standards’ during the coronavirus
A number of editorial boards at student newspapers across the country are calling for "lower standards" to grading because of the coronavirus.
Colleges go test-optional to ease burden on students
Some colleges and universities have made the change permanent
Disturbing number of students say ‘offensive jokes’ could be hate speech
A new survey finds that a majority of students say that offensive jokes could constitute hate speech.
Asian universities face online assessment hurdles in virus crisis
Universities urged to take opportunity to introduce innovative ‘next-generation’ assessment and boost ‘academic productivity’
Campus is closed, so college students are rebuilding their schools in Minecraft
The day before University of Pennsylvania students were told that their college commencement would be held online, junior Andrew Guo thought of an alternative to holding the address over Zoom.
