Kennedy School dean Elmendorf, under sustained protest, apologises and invites celebrated Human Rights Watch leader Read more

An education professor delivered a lecture in early January at a major mathematician meeting that described college math as “white” and “cisheteropatriarchal.” Read more

With mental health reported as the top student stressor going into the spring semester, school staff are beginning to feel the strain. A new report surveying wellness counselors found that their increased workload is causing burnout as campuses struggle to meet student demand. Read more

Google's parent company Alphabet will cut 12,000 jobs, in the latest staff redundancies to hit the tech industry. Read more

Human- and machine-generated prose may one day be indistinguishable. But that does not quell academics’ search for an answer to the question “What makes prose human?” Read more

To cheat, or not to cheat: It depends on how you look at it. Read more

Last week’s revelation of classified documents found at the Penn Biden Center has re-ignited media interest in potential influence-peddling and financial corruption at the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn). Read more

Prodded by DeSantis, heads of all 28 campuses promise to hinder attempts to explain racial inequities to students Read more

The University of Richmond recently removed the name of T.C. Williams, an early benefactor, from its law school because of his alleged ownership of slaves in the 19th century. Read more

Cyber-crime gangs have had a 40% drop in earnings as victims are refusing to pay ransoms, researchers say. Read more