Chinese students at American universities protest China’s ‘zero COVID’ policy
Chinese students at MIT, NYU, and GWU recently launched campaigns protesting the Chinese government’s extreme COVID-19 lockdown measures. Read more
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Taliban seeks to turn fighters into faculty as exams scrapped
Move by Afghan government ‘opens door’ for more of its supporters to become lecturers, scholars fear Read more
Legal letter sent to Western Michigan University for ‘intimidating’ libertarian students
Western Michigan University officials said they are looking into allegations of free speech violations against a student libertarian group after school administrators allegedly had an “intimidating interaction” with the activists. Read more
Kanye West Stripped of Honorary Degree
The School of the Art Institute of Chicago has revoked an honorary degree granted in 2015 to Ye, formerly known as Kanye West, The Chicago Sun-Times reported. Read more
December 2024 set as date for universal phone charger in EU
The European Union has given phone manufacturers a deadline of 28 December 2024 to adopt a common charging cable. Read more
Emboldened athletes push back on old-school coaching methods
Some of Geoff Bond’s rowers loved and appreciated his demanding style. They thrived on how the coach at the University of California-San Diego pushed them to the limit while preparing them to take on the real world Read more
50 shell-shocked teachers, staff flee chaotic Florida school district
Violent and disrespectful classroom behaviour has led to a staggering 50 teachers and bus drivers to quit a US school district in the last two years. Read more
Companies ditch four-year degree requirement
Campus Reform Higher Education Fellow Nicholas Giordano appeared on Wilkow! to discuss how major U.S. companies are dropping their requirement to have four-year degrees. Read more
Limits on fixed-term contracts ‘could stifle industry-funded research’
Australian university representatives warn of unintended consequences from two-year limit in new workplace relations act Read more
Students of color allowed ‘safe space’ without white males at Pomona College
A Students of Color Alliance lounge that requires students fill out a form listing what identity-based group they belong to before being granted electronic ID card swipe access to the venue has been established at an elite private college in Southern California. Read more
