European Commission bans TikTok on staff devices
Staff working at the European Commission have been ordered to remove the TikTok app from their phones and corporate devices. Read more
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Marijuana use on Campus grew as legalization spread
A study finds that increased cannabis use among students, including vaping, is common on college campuses. Read more
Syracuse University to hire at least four new DEI staff
Syracuse University’s (SU) Office of Diversity and Inclusion recently held a forum on the Office's plan to hire new faculty members to enforce DEI initiatives. Read more
Canadian universities wary of new rules on China collaborations
Trudeau administration imposes broad halt on federal research funding agencies supporting projects involving foreign nationals with possible security risks Read more
Plagiarism catcher Turnitin announces ‘state-of-the-art’ AI writing detector
Does artificial intelligence have a place in the classroom? That’s yet to be decided as generative AI tools, namely ChatGPT, continue to rock the higher education sphere. What we do know is that efforts to curb cheating have steadily increased since its inception. Read more
Shame fast food customers into buying less red meat with ‘climate impact’ label: academic paper
Fast food consumers can potentially be guilted into buying products with less red meat and instead opting for more environmentally friendly options when “climate impact” labels are used, according to a taxpayer-funded study. Read more
Teacher stabbed to death by pupil in France
A high school student has stabbed a teacher to death in a school in the French town of Saint-Jean-de-Luz. Read more
AI Bots Can Seem Sentient. Students Need Guardrails.
Faculty members have welcomed chat bots into their classrooms. But how will they help students manage AI’s sometimes-disturbing replies? Read more
Jordan Peterson, dozens of academics attack Ivy League anti-male bias
Jordan Peterson, a Canadian psychology professor signed onto a Title IX legal complaint against Ivy League school Cornell University claiming anti-male bias. Read more
Cambridge University students vote for completely vegan menus
Students at the University of Cambridge have voted to support a transition to a solely vegan menu across its catering services. Read more
