Course Hero, Ed-Tech Company, Hires Ed-Tech Critic
The platform for sharing course materials is hiring critical digital pedagogy scholar Sean Michael Morris to help it reinvent how it approaches teaching and learning. Read more
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‘A vortex of thinking’ – inside the LSE’s brawny, brainy new building
A game of squash, a quick Rachmaninov concert, a brew with a view and then back to studying … the £145m Marshall Building has got the lot, says our writer, even its own Old Curiosity Shop Read more
Dozens of students were mistakenly told they got a full ride scholarship. The university plans ‘to make it right’
Parker Christensen, a high school senior from Newaygo, Michigan, received a notification from Central Michigan University (CMU) on January 21 informing him that he had been awarded a prestigious full-ride scholarship to the university. Read more
True story? Lie detection systems go high-tech
"Move your eyes, blink, smile. Now try to relax," she says. "We will see if you are a good or bad liar shortly." Read more
University put helmet-clad professor on leave. He is now suing the school.
Barry Mehler is suing Ferris State for, allegedly, violating his first amendment rights following a viral video in which he called students 'vectors of disease' and made profane statements concerning COVID-19 response. Read more
Math professor adopts ‘ungrading’ method: only feedback, no grades on any assignment
An award-winning math professor at Grand Valley State University adopted a method of “ungrading” in his upper-level geometry class last fall, allowing students to “convincingly argue” that they deserve a particular final grade for the course, according to the final grade criteria. Read more
Have you or a loved one been ‘affected’ by ‘free speech?’ Colorado State University has resources to help.
Colorado State University (CSU) is promoting resources for students who may be affected by free speech events that occur on campus. Read more
Northern Illinois University officials party maskless while forcing mandates on students
Faculty, administrators and alumni enjoyed maskless, school-sponsored events Northern Illinois University leadership reminded students heading into the new year to follow state and university guidelines that require face coverings indoors. Read more
‘I hope to be an inspiration’: First female, Black, LGBTQ president selected at Lewis & Clark College
Multiple underrepresented communities will be represented for the first time at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, with a newly selected president. Read more
UK pupils failed by schools’ teaching of climate crisis, experts say
Britain’s children are being failed by schools when it comes to learning about the climate crisis, with the subject often wholly missing from the curriculum, sidelined, or mistaught, students and education experts have said. Read more
