Can Barbie help beat teen smartphone addiction?
A Barbie-branded phone has been launched in the UK and Europe with the aim – its makers say – of helping young people take a break from their smartphones. Read more
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Alabama’s anti-DEI law kicks in: College offices close, websites scrubbed
As freshmen thumbed through dorm posters and shopped for school supplies at the University of Alabama’s student center during the first week of school, other spaces in the building were noticeably empty. Read more
‘Vultures circling’ as cash crisis forces universities’ hand
Institutions mull estates buyback schemes and more major cutbacks as post-clearing reality hits Read more
France to trial ban on mobile phones at school for children under 15
‘Digital pause’ experiment at 200 secondary schools could be extended nationwide in January Read more
Meet the millennial exposing higher ed’s true costs
As an undergrad, he saw ‘armies of administrators’ and ‘professors who seemed to be on leave for years at a time’ Read more
Zuckerberg regrets bowing to Biden ‘pressure’ over Covid
Meta boss Mark Zuckerberg says he regrets bowing to what he calls pressure from the Biden administration to "censor" content on Facebook and Instagram during the coronavirus pandemic. Read more
Colleges Must Accommodate Pregnant Students Under New Title IX
Pregnancy was always implicitly protected by Title IX. But Biden’s new rules formalize the rights of pregnant and parenting students, making higher ed more accessible. Read more
Here is why generative AI bans will not work
This may finally be the academic year that universities crack down on students’ use of generative AI to write term papers and complete other projects. A fifth of US universities already ban AI, and with OpenAI and Google considering releasing to the public tools that can quickly detect if a paper was written by their AI, universities could better enforce these bans. Read more
Expect the unexpected: the role of serendipity in science
Italian biologist makes the case for slower and smaller research Read more
Police pooches: US schools employ gun-sniffing dogs to curb violence – and bring students joy
Amid a rise in gun threats, firearm-detecting dogs become ‘popular’ safety measure that also has emotional benefits Read more
