Has AI ‘transformed’ university for the better?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted industries across the globe since its widespread emergence - fewer more so than higher education. Read more
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May closings: Penn State is the latest to shut down campuses
The Penn State Board of Trustees successfully voted on May 22 to approve the university’s plans to close seven of its 20 college campuses to cut down on growing financial challenges and declining enrollment. The campuses due to close will affect 3.4% of the system’s faculty and more than 500 of its total staff. Read more
After Delays and Public Blowback, Chapel Hill Board Votes Outside Meeting to Award Tenure
After faculty raised alarm over the board’s delay on the decisions, trustees finally debated and voted by email. A couple of them said they generally opposed tenure. Read more
NYU course on trans, queer ‘approaches to domesticity’ asks if ‘home’ is ‘cis’
New York University is offering a class on transgender and queer “approaches to domesticity” for the fall 2025 semester. The course description poses the question, “Is home always cis and straight?” Read more
Summer Running Start classes give Washington students bigger jump on college
When she graduates this spring, Katelyn Thomas will have both a high school diploma and an associate degree, and enough credits to race through a bachelor’s degree at the University of Washington in two years. Read more
After a 2-Year Courtship, the U. of Idaho Calls Off Pursuit of the U. of Phoenix
The University of Idaho on Tuesday called off plans to buy the operations and assets of the University of Phoenix, acknowledging for the first time in public what had become apparent after two years of stalled and unproductive negotiations with the online, for-profit college. Read more
Why statistics fail to cure flying fears
The past few months have seen several high profile and often fatal aviation accidents. But in truth, it has been safer than ever to fly. Why then does it still feel so much riskier to fly, compared to other forms of transport? And what can we do to tackle our fears? Watch now
ED Pressures Accreditor to Act on Columbia
The Trump administration called on Middle States to take action against Columbia for alleged civil rights violations, arguing it is out of compliance with accreditation standards. Read more
Less than half of academics happy with work-life balance
Satisfaction with pay and benefits lags well behind other sectors but career development improving, survey finds Read more
Chinese UMich researcher charged with smuggling ‘agroterrorism weapon’ into United States
A University of Michigan researcher faces federal charges after authorities allege she, along with her boyfriend, brought a “noxious fungus” into the United States from China. Read more
