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It's long been known that our lifestyles can help to keep us healthier for longer. Now scientists are asking whether new technology can also help slow down the ageing process of our brains by keeping track of what happens to them as we get older. Read more
Americans’ perspective on higher education is growing increasingly polarized with a higher rate showing “very little” to no confidence in the sector, an annual survey by Gallup and Lumina Foundation shows. Thirty-six percent of Americans expressed a “great deal” or “a lot” of trust in the sector, stabilizing a 20% decline over the last nine years. Read more
Ministry support will be vital, but a lack of political imperative could limit motivation, say Hyejin Kim, Erik Mobrand and Sylvia Schwaag Serger Read more
Oasis St Martin’s Village will offer mentoring and other help for at-risk young people and is intended to be first of many Read more
Although an attempt to pass a bill in Utah to create a School of General Education recently fell short, those who argue it’s a real solution to leftist bias and curriculum inefficiencies facing higher education say it was just the first battle in a much longer war. Read more
The AI avatars—which can look like students’ professors—are intended to answer course questions 24-7. Read more
For some it's a trip of cultural discovery filled with awe-inspiring moments; for others it's a journey to seek heritage and identity, which can be intense and sometimes emotional. Read more
Increased discrimination may be hangover from pandemic, say researchers behind International Student Barometer Read more
Northwestern University’s law school deliberately avoided hiring highly qualified white male legal scholars in an effort to develop a more diverse faculty makeup in violation of federal anti-discrimination laws, alleges a lawsuit recently filed by a prominent conservative legal group. Read more
After a 2023 measure increased penalties for making errors when registering voters, some student groups have decided the risk of doing so is too high. Read more
