Harvard FINALLY drops COVID-19 vaccine requirement for incoming students
Harvard University dropped its COVID-19 vaccination requirement on Tuesday after previously requiring students to get the vaccine, plus boosters. Read more
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World’s smartest students believe some topics too dangerous to discuss, dean says
Students today are subject to a kind of ideological bullying and intellectual restriction that would have been unimaginable 30 years ago. Read more
Demand for Online Classes Prompts Closure of Satellite Centers in Iowa
The University of Iowa’s learning centers used to hold in-person classes for graduate business and social work students, but those students have preferred remote learning since the pandemic. Read more
Robot ships: Huge remote controlled vessels are setting sail
It sounds like science fiction. Ocean-going ships with no-one on board. But this vision of the future is coming - and sooner than you might think. Read more
Some parents hiring “concierge moms” to help their kids at college
“Concierge moms” are starting to pop up around the country and at least one mother in Massachusetts is using it to help her kids at college. Read more
UK science minister apologises and pays damages after academic’s libel action
Michelle Donelan had accused two members of Research England’s advisory group of ‘sharing extremist views’ in letter to UKRI Read more
UC Santa Cruz gets $500,000 to combat ‘hate’
University of California Santa Cruz will spend at least $500,000 to combat “hate.” Read more
Dinosaur-age ‘nightmarish’ sea lizard fossil found
Scientists say they have discovered fossils belonging to a "nightmarish" sea lizard species that hunted the oceans 66 million years ago. Read more
What Helps Students Feel Like They Belong?
Research from the University of Illinois finds college students derive belongingness from four factors. Having the cultural capital to navigate higher education matters most to students from racial and ethnic minority groups. Read more
Evangelical Liberty University hit with massive fine for major student safety violations
Liberty University will be fined a record $14 million for violating federal laws designed to boost safety on campus. Read more
