Epic v Apple: What have we learned?
The much-hyped Epic v Apple trial is due to finish on Monday in California.
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Washington’s public universities will no longer require the SAT or ACT
Beginning in fall 2021, UW, Washington State University, Central Washington University, Eastern Washington University, The Evergreen State College and Western Washington University will become permanently “test-optional.”
Your Crypto made this possible
Gifting cryptocurrency to a college or university allows donors to avoid paying capital gains tax on earnings. Many institutions are more than happy to jump through hoops to make it happen.
Howard University teams with Amazon for a data science master’s degree
Howard University in D.C. is collaborating with Amazon Web Services to develop new curriculum for cloud computing, machine learning and computer vision.
Nikole Hannah-Jones UNC offer letter lists $180,000 yearly salary
Campus Reform has obtained documents showing that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill offered Nikole Hannah-Jones a salary of $180,000 to work in the school’s journalism department.
Apple criticised for storing data inside China
Apple has confirmed that it is storing Chinese customers' data inside data centres based in China, following reports by the New York Times.
Diversity work can now earn professors tenure at Indiana university
Instead of an emphasis on teaching, research and service, the leaders at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis recently announced a new way to achieve tenure: diversity work.
Rigid system pushes Chinese students to unscrupulous agents
Thousands of families are on a ‘high risk’ path to overseas education
Oxford won’t remove Rhodes statue
The University of Oxford’s Oriel College said Thursday it would not remove a statue of Cecil Rhodes, Oxford benefactor and 19th-century imperialist, even though the majority of members of an independent commission “backed the College’s original wish … to remove the statue.”
‘A Blatant Intrusion’
UNC Chapel Hill Board of Trustees sidelines tenure vote for Nikole Hannah-Jones, “1619 Project” journalist, despite enthusiastic tenure recommendation from faculty and administrators. Professors cry foul.
