UConn officials risk legal liability for punishing students who shouted N-word, lawyers say
The University of Connecticut could be on the hook legally for arresting students under a World War I-era state law that is likely unconstitutional.
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Hong Kong Protests Spread to U.S. Colleges, and a Rift Grows
For much of the year, Frances Hui followed the Hong Kong demonstrations from her dorm room at Emerson College, feeling guilty that she was safe in Boston while clashes grew increasingly violent for her fellow Hong Kongers.
Professors’ Slow, Steady Acceptance of Online Learning: A Survey
“Embrace” is probably too strong. “Acquiescence” suggests too much passivity.
UF editorial board whimpers over ‘problematic’ Halloween costumes
The editorial board of a University of Florida student newspaper tells students to “Leave the racist costumes at the store.”
DeepMind AI achieves Grandmaster status at Starcraft 2
DeepMind says it has created the first artificial intelligence to reach the top league of one of the most popular esport video games.
IBM Looks Beyond the College Degree
The tech company is looking for different ways to fill “new-collar” jobs in its 360,000-employee workforce by adding digital badges and apprenticeships and deepening partnerships with community colleges.
Big variation across Europe in cost of publishing with ‘big five’
Analysis of publishing deals across Europe highlights different costs faced by country-level consortia
Majority of students value ‘safety of undocumented students’ over journalistic integrity, poll finds
Harvard University’s student newspaper recently made headlines after receiving backlash for daring to reach out to ICE for comment about a student protest against the agency.
She was expelled for using prescribed medical marijuana, now she’s suing the college
Colleges are becoming a battleground in the conflict between federal and state marijuana laws as students who use medical pot challenge decades-old campus drug policies.
Netflix angers film-makers with ‘insulting’ speed-up function
Netflix has come in for criticism from film-makers over a new feature that allows viewers to speed up or slow down its programmes and movies.
