Chat Bots Bypass ‘Communication Clutter’ to Help Students
Can text messages from a chat bot help keep community college students enrolled? A new study suggests the answer is yes—if designed correctly. Read more
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Australia sues Facebook over scam ads impersonating celebrities
Australia has launched legal action against Facebook's parent company Meta, alleging it allowed scam ads to target users with fake celebrity endorsements. Read more
Cornell students from China jeer, walk out on Uyghur student who asked lawmaker about genocide
University leader cuts off Democrat representative's response to question: 'We have a lot of the Chinese students exiting the room, congresswoman, just to let you know.' Read more
Students proud to be part of fight against COVID-19
When Zhang Na kept a souvenir T-shirt from a stage play about the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, it never occurred to the Fudan University nursing undergraduate that the shirt would one day come under the spotlight. Read more
This is how students at Catholic universities feel about ‘Queer Prom’
DePaul University, a Catholic institution, hosted its first ever ‘Queer Prom' this semester. Read more
UK government to scrap ‘BAME’ in response to race inquiry
Ministers will drop the term black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME), beef up local scrutiny of police stop and search and draft a model history curriculum to teach Britain’s “complex” past in response to the Sewell report on racial disparities. Read more
Biden Urged to Extend Freeze on Loan Payments
The Democratic chairs of the Senate and House education committees urged President Biden to extend the freeze on student loan payments, which currently is expected to end in May. Read more
Done with COVID? Fed up with ongoing absences, one university is making big changes
In a nod to frustrated faculty, the University of Oregon is giving them more power as pandemic numbers improve. Read more
There’s no mandate, but college students on campus still mask up
Adherence to COVID restrictions has become the litmus test for social acceptance, a source of meaning and morality. For isolated individuals, they provide the illusion of being part of a group—part of protecting people and being a good citizen. Read more
Students around the world make a stand against modern slavery
With pieces of paper and some markers, students at Complejo Educativo Bilingüe Mas Camarena in Valencia, Spain drew what freedom means to them. Read more
