Housing Woes Abound as Fall Semester Begins
Students living in hotels miles from campus. Six students sharing a single shower. These are just a few of the solutions from this year’s overcrowded campuses. Read more
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Why there’s no standard AI policy in higher education, and what professors are doing about it
There’s a new back-to-school ritual for students and professors: brushing up on policies regarding the use of artificial intelligence. Thanks to the rise of generative artificial intelligence, what one instructor considers a tool in another context could be considered a slippery slope into academic dishonesty. Read more
‘Scary’ cash crisis looms at record pay university
A small Australian university, which is rationalising its programmes and reducing its workforce amid a “scary” financial crisis, has refused to say why it agreed to the executive entitlements that made its recently departed leader the most handsomely paid vice-chancellor in the country’s history. Read more
Ofsted reforms to focus on inclusion, behaviour and attendance
Far-reaching reforms aim to support most vulnerable children and ‘recognise growing challenges facing education’ Read more
Survey finds college students reluctant to discuss race, abortion, Israel
Many students are uncomfortable sharing their views on abortion and the Israel-Hamas conflict, a survey from Heterodox Academy shows. Read more
‘A tech firm stole our voices – then cloned and sold them’
The notion that artificial intelligence could one day take our jobs is a message many of us will have heard in recent years. Read more
Campus Cuts Appear to Slow in August
Fewer institutions announced layoffs in August compared to the earlier summer months. But at several universities that did, the cuts were sweeping. Read more
Australian universities clash as caps thwart plans for growth
Top-tier institutions accused of not engaging with concerns about scale of overseas cohorts Read more
DoJ and 16 states back lawsuit targeting LGBTQ+ book ban in Georgia schools
Court briefs outline how book ban creates hostile environment including discrimination based on sex Read more
U.S. ‘hates women,’ faces future of cannibalism, ‘forced breeding camps’: ASU event
Two professors discussed dismantling capitalism and electing a female president to restore reproductive rights, and warned of a dystopian future with “cannibalism” and “forced breeding camps,” at an event held Wednesday at Arizona State University. Read more
