Professor’s pro-Hamas tweet aligns with academic focus on Israel criticism, terrorist ‘rights’
University of California, Santa Barbara professor Lisa Hajjar recently tweeted an image that suggested support for attacks on Israel. Read more
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Florida seeks to silence speech on social activism across state schools, per regulation
A draft of Florida’s regulation determining how the state will enforce defunding diversity, equity and inclusion programs at its public institutions has tacked on a new ordinance that prohibits forms of social activism on campus. Read more
Manchester University claims huge drone record
Engineers at the University of Manchester have flown what they claim may be the biggest unmanned quadcopter drone yet built. Read more
AI and Peer Review: Enemies or Allies?
Amid bans and restrictions on their use, artificial intelligence tools are creating interest among those who see a solution to systemic peer-review woes. Read more
US university professors are tired of being Republican culture war targets
Louisiana State University journalism professor Robert Mann announced his resignation after Jeff Landry, then state attorney general and rightwing disciple of Donald Trump, won a multi-party primary in Louisiana on Saturday. Read more
Entrance exam changes in Japan and Korea ‘part of global trend’
Demographic decline and adoption of AI contributing toward nations’ revamp of testing approaches, scholars say Read more
UK government keeping files on teaching assistants’ and librarians’ internet activity
Department for Education monitoring social media posts from England-based staff for criticism of its policies Read more
UCLA spent $150,000 traveling to red states on California’s blacklist
The University of California Los Angeles spent over $150,000 traveling to Republican-led states that were on the attorney general’s no-travel list. Read more
Google Pixel’s face-altering photo tool sparks AI manipulation debate
The camera never lies. Except, of course, it does - and seemingly more often with each passing day. Read more
Proposed Pennsylvania Consortium off to Rocky Start
A study for a proposed consortium in the Keystone State has hit a snag: two of five participating institutions have bowed out over concerns about potential job cuts. Read more
