UNG ‘safe zone training’: ‘Avoid saying mailman’
Students received a “gender unicorn” and “LGBTQ-Inclusive Language” at a University of North Georgia "safe zone training" on Tuesday.
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More Than Hateful Words
Racist writing instructor's Listserv post prompts debate about the future of the field and how scholars communicate with one another.
Duke University pays $112M to settle faked-research lawsuit
Duke University will pay $112 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after federal prosecutors said a research technician's fake data landed millions of dollars in federal grants
Climate change: Global impacts ‘accelerating’ – WMO
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says that the physical and financial impacts of global warming are accelerating.
The age of anxietment: anxiety, excitement and opportunity (zones)
You know the feeling. It’s when something is both exciting and terrifying. Like when you land your dream job and worry you’re not up to the task.
AI experts sceptical of automation impact on university workforce
Times Higher Education’s poll of artificial intelligence experts defies predictions that university jobs will be cut as technology advances
UW not worried about funding after ‘unnecessary’ Trump exec. order, but past events could pose a challenge
The University of Washington-Seattle receives the second-most federal funding for research in the country.
Concerns grow alongside popularity of income-based student loans
Advocacy groups worried by entry of high-cost private lenders to market
Stanford helped pioneer artificial intelligence. Now the university wants to put humans at its center.
A Stanford University scientist coined the term artificial intelligence. Others at the university created some of the most significant applications of it, such as the first autonomous vehicle.
How elite universities lose their luster
News of the FBI’s arrests in a widespread elite college admissions cheating scandal have prompted a number of questions, but here’s one that few have dared to consider: are elite universities at risk of losing their luster?
