Harvard to resume standardised testing in admissions
Giving a major push to a growing trend, Ivy League institution concludes that using the SAT and ACT produces a net gain in equity Read more
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Nearly 5,000 want Kyle Rittenhouse event at Kent State canceled; university backs free speech
Two online petitions call for canceling an upcoming Kyle Rittenhouse event at Kent State University, arguing the event is insensitive in light of the school’s history with “gun violence. Read more
One state’s big plan to fix the high cost of college
In November 2022, Minnesota Democrats flipped the state’s Senate and retained control of the House and the governorship, giving them a legislative “trifecta” for the first time in a decade. Read more
How AI and deepfakes are changing politics
Politicians including US President Joe Biden and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan have found themselves victims of deepfakes. These are fake images or audio recordings generated by artificial intelligence and have spread rapidly across social media. Read more
Traction for the three-year Bachelor’s Degree
A group of college leaders strategize about how to design a new undergraduate experience—and get an unexpected boost from an accreditor. Read more
Pro-Palestine students disrupt dinner at home of UC Berkeley law school dean: ‘This is my house!’
'I am enormously sad that we have students who are so rude as to come into my home, in my backyard, and use this social occasion for their political agenda,' said the dean. Read more
The Goldsmiths crisis: how cuts and culture wars sent universities into a death spiral
Arts education is essential – yet on both sides of the Atlantic, the humanities and critical thinking are under attack Read more
Quinnipiac Law scholarship excludes heterosexual males, faces Title IX complaint
Quinnipiac University School of Law is facing a federal civil rights complaint for a scholarship only open to women and LGBTQ+ students. Read more
Degrees earned fall again, Certificates rise
Fewer people are earning degrees for the second year in a row, but certificates are having a moment, according to a new report. Read more
UK competition watchdog has ‘real concerns’ over big tech AI dominance
Big tech's dominance of the rapidly developing artificial intelligence (AI) market is a matter of "real concern", the competition regulator has warned. Read more
