Syracuse University professors cancel midterms because students are stressed
Syracuse University Professors are redesigning midterm exams since there’s “more stress” this year.
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Professor says questioning systemic racism ‘is itself offensive and racist’
Ahead of an event at Bucknell University featuring the new film “What Killed Michael Brown?” a professor has argued that questioning systemic racism “is itself offensive and racist.”
International student numbers decline
A survey found that new international enrollments dropped by 43 percent this fall. It also provides the first glimpse of the effects of the pandemic on international exchange and insight into pre-pandemic trends.
Video games ‘good for well-being’, says University of Oxford study
People who play video games for long periods of time tend to report feeling happier than those who do not, a study has indicated.
Who will succeed DeVos? With Senate control up for grabs, Democrats hunt for ‘unicorn’
According to one expert, virtually no one outside the Democratic Party leadership has any meaningful insight into who will lead the Department of Education in a few months’ time
Russian politics ‘plagued by PhD plagiarism’
Half of regional governors’ dissertations contained copied text, and these plagiarists went on to perform worse in government, research suggests
Profs say ‘mandatory’ voting would restore election integrity; another prof disagrees
Two professors are advocating for "mandatory" voting.
Williamson confirms plan to consider post-qualification admissions
Education secretary says use of predicted grades in English system ‘breeds low aspiration and unfairness’
Multiple Texas universities are planning in-person graduation ceremonies this December
Texas Tech administrators said the university will host multiple in-person commencement ceremonies over a two-day period, as well as a virtual ceremony.
Coronavirus: North Korea and Russia hackers ‘targeting vaccine’
State-backed hackers from North Korea and Russia have been targeting organisations working on a coronavirus vaccine, Microsoft has said.
