All 3 South Florida State College presidential finalists withdraw applications
South Florida State College President Thomas Leitzel is set to retire on June 30, leaving his position up for grabs Read more
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Youth hailed for key role in rural areas
President Xi Jinping has hailed students at China Agricultural University for their endeavors on the front line of agricultural production, and said they displayed a spirit that all Chinese youth should have in the new era. Read more
New Mexico’s higher education department sends letter to NMSU
New Mexico’s higher education department is now acting against New Mexico State University. Read more
Early adopters of direct admissions expect record class sizes
Practice in which a student creates a portfolio of study preferences and then receives offers helps US colleges boost size and diversity of new intake Read more
As ChatGPT-4 aces SAT and bar exam, some call for tech to be reined in
Top scientists and tech experts are calling on the federal government to restrain ChatGPT following the development of its new version, ChatGPT-4, which achieves top scores on common standardized tests. Read more
Discord plans to make everyone change their username
Discord has announced everyone using the platform will be asked to change their username "over the coming weeks". Read more
Trump’s ‘Secret Weapon’? College Accreditation
Accreditors said the plan was not practical and represented a shift for the former president. The issue of accreditation has become the subject of much debate between the two leading Republicans eyeing the presidency in 2024. Read more
Lecture materials reveal Arizona prof pushing CRT in political science course
Earlier this semester, Suzanne Dovi, Professor of Public Policy at the University of Arizona (UA), claimed that it is a myth that minorities receive any meaningful protection under American law, and that intent does not matter when it comes to racism. Read more
Connecticut woman’s ’emotional distress’ suit over Harvard slave images heads to court
A Massachusetts Superior Court judge ruled that a Connecticut woman has grounds to sue Harvard University for emotional distress — but not for property rights violations — for possessing daguerreotypes depicting two enslaved people she claims as ancestors. Read more
AI race is disrupting education firms – and that is just the start
The artificial intelligence race is already producing losers. On Tuesday, education companies trading on the London and New York stock exchanges saw hundreds of millions wiped from their valuations after Chegg, a US firm that provides online help to students for writing and maths work, said ChatGPT was affecting customer growth. Read more
