Student satisfaction with online learning improving, says survey
Major annual survey shows quality of remote teaching improving but enthusiasm for hybrid options cools Read more
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ACC adding Stanford, Cal, SMU feels like a new low in college sports
The most honest thing that will be said about the ACC’s nonsensical expansion gambit that was formalized Friday comes from deep in the heart of Texas: Pony Up. Read more
The first 3-Year Degree programs win approval
BYU-Idaho and Ensign College will launch truncated bachelor’s degree programs next spring after getting the go-ahead from the Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities. Read more
Michigan restores internet after two-day security threat shutdown
Start-of-year outage affects 120,000 students, faculty and staff at major US institution with top cybersecurity programme Read more
One in four teachers gave food to hungry pupils in England last term, survey finds
One in four teachers in England brought in food for hungry pupils out of concern for their welfare, a survey has revealed, as headteachers said it was “unsustainable” to expect schools to keep stepping in to support desperate families. Read more
Credentials ‘increasingly important’ for any job
More people need degrees just to keep up with the crowd, analysis of Australian census data suggests Read more
A Flagship Research University… Without Language Degrees or Math Ph.D.s?
Some of West Virginia University’s proposed program cuts appear unprecedented, or close to it, for an institution of its kind. Department appeals and student protests seem to be having little effect so far. Read more
Anonymous Sudan hacks X to put pressure on Elon Musk over Starlink
A hacking group called Anonymous Sudan took X, formerly known as Twitter, offline in more than a dozen countries on Tuesday morning in an attempt to pressurise Elon Musk into launching his Starlink service in their country. Read more
West Virginia’s foreign language cuts could be a “blueprint” for higher ed attacks
It’s no secret that language study enrollment has been declining for decades—a result of translation software that makes communication easy and the growing worship of U.S. students at the vocational altar of STEM. Read more
Supervisors and gender shape PhD patenting track record
US study finds doctoral students who are supervised by leading inventors, or who are male, are much more likely to file patents Read more
