TikTok has launched security measures to allay concerns it could be made to share user data with China. Read more

The Republican governors of Florida, Texas and Virginia are drastically reshaping higher education in their states—which some see as a precursor to the 2024 presidential race. Read more

Amidst the nationwide chorus to eliminate diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) in education, the Texas A&M University System (TAMUS) announced on Mar. 2 that it will ban diversity statements from admissions and hiring. Read more

Education Department tells THE its order focuses on private student recruiters and financial aid processors, though drawing definitional borders still seen as difficult Read more

I recently asked the AI software platform ChatGPT to write me a poem admiring Donald Trump and a poem admiring Joe Biden. Read more

Carnegie Mellon University’s highly anticipated Cloud Lab will finally open its doors for student and faculty use in a soft opening in early July, and Glen de Vries Dean of the Mellon College of Science Rebecca Doerge is on a mission to make one thing clear. Read more

A Twitter employee has appealed to Elon Musk on the platform to ask whether he had been sacked. Read more

The University of North Carolina system is grappling with accusations of partisan overreach by state legislators and their governing board appointees, fueling concerns that the system is headed down a dangerous path. Read more

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) has clarified its bias reporting system after a legal group warned that it could “chill freedom of expression.” Read more

California’s community colleges do not employ enough full-time faculty and in some cases districts are misspending state funds allocated for those faculty instead on too many part-time adjuncts, according to a newly released report from California’s state auditor. Read more