NYU hosts Marx birthday bash…during the wrong month
NYU is scheduled to host a two-week "festival" to mark communist philosopher Karl Marx's 200th birthday.
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ACT Scores Show Drop in College Readiness, Especially in Math
A greater percentage of U.S. high-school graduates who took the ACT college-entrance exam aren’t ready for college-level coursework, with math readiness at a 14-year low.
Google takes down Esta service ads – but many remain
Here's a word of warning to anybody applying for a US travel visa or Esta online.
China’s ByteDance is taking the social media world by storm
Chinese social media apps have struggled to win over users beyond their home turf. TikTok is changing that.
Medical humanities: helping doctors see the whole person?
US medical training has embraced wider perspectives, but progress might be slower elsewhere, scholars say
‘Predatory conference’ organiser ‘flees’ from angry academics
Strathclyde education lecturer calls for other academics to speak out
Delayed Obama for-profit college fraud protection ordered into force
Students defrauded by for-profit colleges scored an important victory on Tuesday, when a court cleared the way for an Obama-era policy that will make it easier for them to get their student loans forgiven.
Closing the Gap Between University Presses and Libraries
Two leading university presses are changing the way they sell their digital collections to libraries -- cutting out the middlemen. Will others follow suit?
Mitsubishi windows shine ‘alarmingly realistic’ fake sunlight
Mitsubishi Electric has developed a new indoor lighting system that mimics blue skies, sunrises and sunsets.
Profs develop tool for flagging ‘social media prejudice’
Professors at the University of Buffalo and Arizona State University have developed a system to flag social media posts that have "the potential to spread misinformation and ill will."
