Instagram: Video selfies trial to verify age of teens
Instagram is exploring new ways for teenagers to verify their age and comply with platform rules. Read more
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Eastern Michigan leases housing to private companies in exchange for renovations
The university will retain student-facing services such as residence life, residency assignments, billing and managing compliance with housing agreements. Read more
West Point teaches cadets CRT, public records reveal
Cadets at the United States Military Academy at West Point were instructed through several training sessions about critical race theory, according to documents and slides obtained through public records requests. Read more
How Kenya’s degree requirement for top political posts turned into a fiasco
The rush for academic credentials is nothing new ahead of a Kenyan election. Candidates are challenged about the existence or validity of their university degrees, and controversy is common. Read more
27 of top 30 universities are increasing tuition again after COVID-era rate hikes
A Campus Reform analysis of tuition figures from the U.S. News & World Report found that Vanderbilt University increased its tuition the most in that timeframe. Read more
Texas A&M receives $50 million for new entrepreneurship program
Students at Texas A&M university who want to study entrepreneurship and business development will have more opportunities to do so thanks to a $50 million donation. Read more
Female researchers ‘much less likely to get authorship credit’
Lab-by-lab approach determining who gets credit and who doesn’t must be replaced by more comprehensive policies, researchers say Read more
The rise of the joyless university
College campuses devoid of purpose and community are producing students who are aimless and sad. Read more
Endurance wreck: Nations look to protect Shackleton ship from damage
A 500m perimeter is being implemented to aid the protection of Endurance, the ship famously lost in the Antarctic by explorer Ernest Shackleton. Read more
How students are scrubbing their social media profiles
A new service for students flags inappropriate or offensive posts on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram so would-be employers can see them in the best possible light. Read more
