IBM’s former CEO downplays the importance of a college degree for six-figure earning ‘new collar’ jobs
A four-year bachelor’s degree has long been the first rung to climbing America’s corporate ladder. Read more
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E-waste: Five billion phones to be thrown away in 2022
This year, 5.3 billion mobile phones will be thrown away the international waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) forum says. Read more
A surge in young Undergrads, fully online
Tens of thousands of 18- to 24-year-olds are now enrolling at Western Governors, Southern New Hampshire and other national online institutions. Does this represent a change in student behavior? Read more
Free speech bill ‘could make debating societies more cautious’
Legal accountability may increase early cancellation of hostile speakers as institutions bury booking processes in red tape, Hepi study suggests Read more
Ithaca College scrubs minorities-only pre-med program after complaint
Ithaca College officials removed information on an event geared toward “BIPOC [Black, Indigenous and People of Color] middle and high school students interested in a career in medicine,” just one day after being informed of a federal complaint filed against the school. Read more
Policy of secrecy leaves authors with ‘no inkling’ works are being set for NSW’s year 12 exams
When roughly 60,000 year 12 students sit down to do their final English exam in New South Wales each year, they have no idea what texts they’ll be asked to analyse. Read more
Pinning hopes on future educators
Savannah O’Connor, a junior in Rowan University’s College of Education, doesn’t have much free time. She balances her regular classwork with weekly classroom observations, all while studying for the challenging Praxis Subject Tests, which she must pass to become a certified teacher. Read more
AI tools fail to reduce recruitment bias – study
Artificially intelligent hiring tools do not reduce bias or improve diversity, researchers say in a study. Read more
Bethel University announces cuts to academic programs amid enrollment decline
Bethel University notified its campus community this week that it is making “tough cuts” to a number of academic programs. Read more
Vanderbilt University to stop gender transition surgery on minors
Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) agreed to pause all gender transition surgeries performed on minors after an exposé by Daily Wire’s Matt Walsh on its Pediatric Transgender Clinic drew national attention. Read more
