UT Austin Changes Course to Require In-Person Work
Many staff staunchly oppose the new policy, arguing that commuting is expensive and that administrators made the decision without consulting employees. Read more
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Academics despair as ChatGPT-written essays swamp marking season
‘It’s not a machine for cheating; it’s a machine for producing crap,’ says one professor infuriated by rise of bland scripts Read more
Beagling, golf and jolly hockey sticks: outdoor life at England’s largest private schools
Guardian investigation reveals vast gap in outdoor space and lists the top 10 schools with the most of all Read more
University of Oklahoma discriminates against white students: federal lawsuit
The University of Oklahoma deleted some diversity information to “obscure the extent to which it has engaged in race-based decision making,” according to a pending federal lawsuit. Read more
Bill blocking college athletes being employees passes House committee
A U.S. House committee on Thursday approved a bill that would prevent college athletes from being considered employees of a school, conference or governing organization like the NCAA. Read more
AI took their jobs. Now they get paid to make it sound human
If you're worried about how AI will affect your job, the world of copywriters may offer a glimpse of the future. Read more
UNC Fires Professor They Secretly Recorded
The university recorded Larry Chavis’s class without his consent for a professional review. Last week he was told his contract would not be renewed. Read more
The architecture professor rebuilding flattened villages
The science is ‘just physics’ and the human chemistry matters more, says academic behind a sustainable development programme that’s going global Read more
Mental health is main cause of rising absences in England, say headteachers
Nearly nine out of 10 report marked rise in pupils missing school due to mental health issues since Covid pandemic Read more
‘Tearing America Apart’: New book confronts ‘anti-white racism’
‘[A]nti-white policies have become so interwoven in the fabric of American life that we often fail to recognize them,’ author says Read more
