Afghanistan: Will fingerprint data point Taliban to targets?
We would go into villages and enrol people into this biometric data system," US Marine Special Operations Command veteran Peter Kiernan recalls. Read more
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The ‘Human Cost’ of Stranded Credits
A new report explores the lived experiences of students sidelined by college credits withheld because of unpaid debts owed to the institutions they attend. Read more
‘Devastating career event’: scientists caught out by change to Australian Research Council fine print
Researchers say a ban on preprint material citations in funding applications is a ‘remarkably stupid own-goal for Australian science’ Read more
Students think America oppresses women… Then they hear about Afghanistan
Campus Reform reporter Ophelie Jacobson talked with female students at the University of Central Florida about what is happening in Afghanistan and how that compares to the treatment women receive in the United States. Read more
English schools told to delay seeking help with small Covid outbreaks
DfE advises measures should be taken only once a threshold of infections has been reached Read more
College offers course on ‘Rhetoric of Toxic Masculinity
Rhode Island College is offering a course in toxic masculinity this upcoming semester, billed as a way to educate students about “better and saner versions of masculinity.” Read more
Facebook reveals most-seen posts are inane questions, not politics
After being accused of spreading right-wing content, Facebook has revealed that its most-viewed posts include asking if sugar goes with spaghetti. Read more
China axes hundreds of joint courses with foreign universities
The Chinese Communist Party (CCP) is axing hundreds of Sino-foreign university cooperation arrangements, including around 60 joint programs with universities in the United Kingdom. Read more
Earning a living and College credit at the same time
IBM software engineering apprentices can now translate their training into three semesters of college credit at participating institutions. Read more
Making the Tough Call
How rising COVID-19 cases convinced the Stanislaus State president to shift classes online just a week before the start of the semester. Read more
