People were studying remotely for higher degrees long before COVID, researchers say, and universities should pay them more attention. Read more

Proposed research priorities focus more on broad societal goals than on the mechanisms for achieving them Read more

A significant number of UK universities are still taking millions of pounds in cash as payment for tuition fees and accommodation, making them vulnerable to criminal gangs and money laundering, according to a study. Read more

Google will soon require that political ads on its platforms let people know when images and audio have been created using artificial intelligence (AI). Read more

A recently launched medical journal that aims to curb and counter health and medical misinformation may actually stifle valid research and alternative methodologies, warn some scholars concerned about the new publication. Read more

Federal emergency funding programs granted to higher education and K12 during the pandemic provided them with a significant budget to help support students on the verge of disengaging and falling by the wayside. However, as initiatives like the CARES Act and HEERF have expired, some schools are bound to feel the heat of a diminishing cash flow. Read more

A study finds increasing levels of buy-in of open resources—but questions on their efficacy remain. Read more

The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education released its free speech rankings which reported Harvard scoring a zero out of 100. Read more

Sustainability-focused alliance to include institutions from Asian continent and more far-flung Egypt and Brazil Read more

It took just one semester for Rushil Srivastava to realize that college was not what he had hoped. “As a kid, you always imagine college will be a life-changing experience, and that your freshman year is where you’ll get a chance to discover yourself,” he said. Read more