The true ‘magic’ of college happens for just 2 out of 100 students
College, done right, is a life-altering experience with lifelong benefits. But that life-altering experience doesn’t happen for as many people as we’d like to believe.
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Chinese phones with built-in malware sold in Africa
Malware which signed users up to subscription services without their permission has been found on thousands of mobiles sold in Africa.
No DeVos at Republican Convention
A long list of speakers will appear at the Republican National Convention this week, but Education Secretary Betsy DeVos won't be among them.
‘Book a scientist’: academics find a new way to engage public
German researchers let members of the public fire questions at them in 20-minute slots, and the result is a deep, albeit narrow, form of science communication
Student convicted of felony wiretapping after recording professor
Jared Schafkopf was convicted of a felony after recording a conversation with his professor.
Will Students Show Up at Private Colleges?
Some institutions are having record years, but many others are starting the year with 10 or 20 percent of students not there. And some have lost more.
Thai protest movement a test for academic freedom
Government issues arrest warrants for students and files complaint against an overseas academic as protests, some held on university campuses, intensify
No comment: National Council for History Education stays silent on call to abolish history lessons in Illinois
The National Council for History Education told The College Fix it has no comment on a Chicago lawmaker’s recent proposal to abolish history classes in Illinois schools.
Scrabble fans slam ‘sparkly abomination’ new app
Scrabble Go, a new game which will replace the existing official Scrabble mobile app made by Electronic Arts (EA) has sparked hundreds of complaints.
Small colleges start closing their doors for good
MacMurray College, a liberal-arts school with more than 500 students in central Illinois, survived the Civil War, the Great Depression and two world wars. But it could not survive COVID-19.
