US universities fear ‘ghosting’ by international students
Rising number of applicants from abroad secure visas but don’t show up at campuses Read more
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Rising number of applicants from abroad secure visas but don’t show up at campuses Read more
Experts say the next head of the Office for Students must oversee a programme that will protect higher education Read more
A Christian university in Minnesota made some edits to its “George Floyd Memorial Scholarship,” which is only open to black students. Read more
A federal appeals court on Thursday refused to rule out the possibility of college athletes being considered employees of their schools under minimum-wage law, as the NCAA had requested, but a three-judge panel sent the case back to a lower court for further consideration of the issue. Read more
To get a sense of the public interest in the Vision Pro, Apple's very high-tech, very expensive virtual reality (VR) headset - finally launched in the UK and Europe on Friday - where better to head than one of its own stores? Read more
A pilot led by the National Science Foundation aims to democratize AI research by connecting universities with the supercomputers that big tech companies use. Read more
Physician-prescribed suicide, referred to by proponents as “medical aid in dying,” is legal in ten states and the District of Columbia, but major medical associations are not providing answers about how doctors are trained in the practice. Read more
Palestinians calling home to Gaza on Skype have had their digital lives destroyed, after Microsoft closed their email accounts without warning. Read more
The sweeping conservative blueprint for a second Trump administration would dismantle the Education Department, privatize student loans and end all ongoing Title IX investigations. Critics say it’s a road map to authoritarianism. Read more