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

Multiple underrepresented communities will be represented for the first time at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, with a newly selected president. Read more

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

Apple has released an updated safety guide amid ongoing concerns over the company's AirTag devices. Read more

A new survey found instructors are less concerned about students cheating in online courses than they were at the start of the pandemic. But experts say there is still plenty to worry about. Read more

An assignment shows an instructor directing students to locate someone that they can accuse of 'racism,' 'ableist racist or homophobic use of language,' or 'micro-aggressions.' Read more

U.S. News published its 2022 rankings of online college programs today. This year’s rankings include more than 1,700 online bachelor’s and master’s degree programs, an increase from the approximately 1600 rated last year. Read more

TikTok has rolled out new measures to combat Holocaust denial on its platform in partnership with Unesco and the World Jewish Congress (WJC). Read more

In a fresh upset to international students hoping to enter Japan, government officials said the country will let in only 87 overseas learners next month.

Visit the University of California at Irvine’s admissions page, and a box pops up in the bottom right corner. Click on it, and there’s Peter the Anteater, a chatbot affectionately named after the university’s mascot, clad in a varsity jacket and grinning. Read more