Why Does an AI Faculty Shortage Exist? It’s Complicated.
The dearth of artificial intelligence professors at U.S. universities is not the result of a distorted job market, according to a recent report. Read more
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Court orders U. Delaware to explain its refusal to release Biden’s senate papers
After a trip to the Delaware Supreme Court, the University of Delaware has until July 22 to prove that its vast collection of then-U.S. Senator Joe Biden’s papers are immune from a Freedom of Information Act request made by Judicial Watch and the Daily Caller News Foundation. Read more
The Connected Ph.D.
Brandeis University overhauls Ph.D. training in the humanities and social sciences, including by funding internships on campus and off. Read more
Education of children in care in England held back by ‘system failings’
A report by MPs has identified “a host of indefensible system failings” behind the educational disadvantage affecting children in care, and called for academies that illegally turn them away to be punished by Ofsted. Read more
Conservative fought to win student government seat after being canceled for Fox News interview
One conservative student recently defied cancel culture to win an important political victory on his campus. Read more
Security warning after sale of stolen Chinese data
President Xi Jinping has urged public bodies to "defend information security" after a hacker offered to sell stolen data of one billion Chinese citizens. Read more
Biden administration proposes expansion of relief for student loan borrowers
The Department of Education's plan includes more help for those in public service and those who have disabilities. Read more
‘Learn a trade, earn a degree and graduate without crippling debt’: Catholic trade college launches
A new college is in the works that combines trade school with the Catholic intellectual tradition. Read more
Educators sound the alarm on DeSantis’ classroom censorship
In his latest effort to regulate higher education, Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis signed legislation back in April that will allow the state to oversee the inner workings of universities, or what DeSantis referred to as a "hotbed for stale ideologies." Read more
Studying Medicine in a Post-Roe America
Medical students in states where abortion is criminalized are already facing restrictions to their education, with major implications for the future of reproductive health care. Read more
