Cambridge Press drops term ‘Anglo-Saxon’ from journal
Cambridge University Press changed the name of its journal Anglo-Saxon England this spring, but two scholars said the change sends the wrong message. Read more
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Divided Over Digital Learning
A new report finds that students are much less likely than their professors to favor in-person instruction, but far more inclined to use (and pay for) generative AI. Read more
US college instructors stabbed on academic exchange in China
China offers reassurance after seemingly random attack Read more
Media studies are popular, dynamic and have ‘profound impact’, report says
Degrees often derided as ‘low-value’ or ‘Mickey Mouse’ subjects are praised as vital to UK’s £108bn creative industries Read more
UT San Antonio allegedly banned students from chanting ‘from the river to the sea’
The University of Texas at San Antonio is facing pushback from a free speech organization after allegedly prohibiting pro-Palestine student protesters from using certain words and phrases, including chanting in Arabic. Read more
Inside Barnard’s Pyramid Approach to AI Literacy
The New York institution’s unusual take on artificial intelligence could serve as a blueprint for others grappling with implementation. Read more
Graduate school enrollment softens and schools fret about less tuition
Two construction cranes hover over a giant worksite just outside the Scheller College of Business at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Read more
Don’t say ‘America’: Michigan State has 140+ employees working on 222 DEI action items
Michigan State University currently has more than 140 employees working on 222 different “diversity, equity, and inclusion,” agenda items. Read more
Children reading fewer, less challenging books, UK and Ireland study finds
Survey of more than 1.2 million pupils finds a decrease in volume of books read, with a ‘sharp drop’ in difficulty for older secondary students Read more
More campus events and speakers barred by English universities
About 99 per cent of events and speakers were still approved last year, a similar proportion to previous years Read more
