Telegram: What’s behind the social media app’s growing popularity?
Telegram says it has 500 million users worldwide. Most use the app to chat, but there's more to it than that. Read more
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Balancing Student Privacy and Open Access
What responsibility does a course materials–sharing platform have to protect the privacy of the students who use it? Read more
Students destroy pro-life memorial at Pepperdine University
A pro-life display set up by the Pepperdine University College Republicans was destroyed by pro-choice students who covered the bulletin board display with posters reading "No Uterus, No Opinion," "My Body, My Choice," and other messages. Read more
My parents fled communism decades ago. But at my elite D.C. university, the ideology is alive and well.
In the 1970s, my father fled Romania, was thrown into a communist labor camp in Yugoslavia, beaten by guards there, and starved. He eventually got out, made his way to Austria, and applied for asylum to the United States. Read more
The rise of AI could be a great British story. But let’s do it the right way
It’s easy to miss good news amid coverage of the pandemic, the rising cost of living and the, ahem, rest. However, the United Kingdom is getting something right. Read more
74% of ransomware revenue goes to Russia-linked hackers
New analysis suggests that 74% of all money made through ransomware attacks in 2021 went to Russia-linked hackers. Read more
Maine unveils $20 million plan for free tuition community colleges
About 8,000 students would be eligible under the program, funded by a one-time transfer to the Maine Community College System. Read more
Texas A&M President forces student paper to be online only
The president of Texas A&M University at College Station, M. Katherine Banks, is forcing the student newspaper, The Battalion, to publish online only Read more
Valentine’s Day is used to push ‘kinks’ and ‘polyamory’ on America’s college campuses
As Valentine’s Day approaches, schools across the country are observing the holiday with sex toy giveaways, condom art, and sexually explicit educational events. Read more
Dolly Parton’s Dollywood offers to pay full tuition for all its employees
President of company says, 'we want our hosts to develop themselves through advanced learning to fulfill the foundation's other tenets: care more, dream more, and be more.' Read more
