Beginning of a Movement
Tens of thousands of students and academics join Women’s March on Washington.
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CFPB sues student loan company Navient
Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is suing the nation’s largest servicer of both federal and private student loans for systematically and illegally failing borrowers at every stage of repayment.
MOOC enrollment drops at HarvardX and MITx
An internal study of the massive open online courses (MOOCs) offered by Harvard and MIT shows a serious decline in the number of students choosing to enroll and certify via these internet-accessible classrooms.
‘It’s made in Vietnam!’ At inauguration, origin of red Trump hats shocks many
One of the biggest cheers President Donald Trump received from supporters watching his inaugural address on Friday was his call to "buy American and hire American."
Syria: IS destroys part of Palmyra’s Roman Theatre
Militants from the Islamic State group have destroyed part of the Roman Theatre in the ancient city of Palmyra.
MIT president: Trump ‘will not change our mission’
The leader of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has said that Donald Trump’s presidency “will not change” the university’s mission and values, claiming that the worst-case scenario is that the institution will have to find new sources of funding.
Publishing’s Prestige Bias
Study suggests top humanities journals favor research by professors working at or who earned Ph.D.s at elite institutions.
Impact of job-stealing robots a growing concern at Davos
Open markets and global trade have been blamed for job losses over the last decade, but global CEOs say the real culprits are increasingly machines.
Canada’s Trudeau Is Under Fire For His Record on Green Issues
After 10 years of a fossil-fuel friendly Conservative government, many Canadians welcomed the election of Justin Trudeau as prime minister.
Amherst College chapel a refuge for immigrants
On the eve of Donald Trump’s inauguration, religious leaders at Amherst College plan to consecrate the campus chapel on Thursday as a symbol of solidarity with the illegal immigrants the president-elect has threatened to deport.
