First the worst? Lead authors ‘should take misconduct blame’
Holding ‘probably innocent’ co-authors responsible for research wrongdoing cannot be justified, say academics
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Turning methane into carbon dioxide could help us fight climate change
Discussions on how to address climate change have focused, very appropriately, on reducing greenhouse gas emissions, particularly those of carbon dioxide, the major contributor to climate change and a long-lived greenhouse gas. Reducing emissions should remain the paramount climate goal.
ED to expand Pell for prisoners pilot program
The U.S. Education Department (ED) is launching a new Federal Work-Study (FWS) pilot program that will include apprenticeships, as well as expanding a pilot program that allows eligible inmates to use Pell grants for a college education.
Beefing Up the College Scorecard
Trump administration releases new program-level data on student loans in update to College Scorecard, a first step toward producing outcomes for all college programs.
UK and Canadian universities lead world on sustainability
Engagement by students and staff bolstered by mandates from governments cited as key ingredients for success in THE University Impact Rankings tables
Boost for Community Colleges Means 1-Year Bust for Universities
New analysis of Oregon Promise tuition-free scholarship program found that it increased community college enrollment but decreased enrollment at four-year institutions in the first year, and that fewer first-generation and low-income students benefited financially than expected.
Low-income college students are being taxed like trust-fund babies
A little-noticed provision in President Trump’s sprawling new tax law is treating middle- and low-income college students as if they are trust-fund babies, taxing sizable financial aid packages at a rate first established 33 years ago to prevent wealthy parents from funneling money to their children to lower their tax burdens.
What’s the (right) word on climate change?
I’m a word guy, if you hadn’t noticed. I love learning new words, turning old ones inside-out to use them in new ways — and, of course, engaging in wordplay, from puns to double entendres to other forms of linguistic gymnastics.
Cruz closes in on Yale, demands key docs on alleged faith discrimination
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) is demanding that Yale Law School turn over documents related to the alleged discrimination against students of faith.
Female-voice AI reinforces bias, says UN report
AI-powered voice assistants with female voices are perpetuating harmful gender biases, according to a UN study.
