New cuts ‘hit world-leading research’ as UK recruitment woes bite
Declines in international student numbers blamed for fresh round of university redundancies Read more
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What is genomic prediction and can embryos really be ‘screened for IQ’?
A startup in the US, Heliospect, appears to be preparing to launch a service to enable parents to select ‘desirable’ traits Read more
UChicago prof questions anonymity of $100M free speech gift
The University of Chicago received a $100 million anonymous gift to advance the school’s Forum for Free Inquiry and Expression. The donation came almost exactly one year after the launch of the forum in October 2023. Read more
College closures are surging. Can institutions pause the plummet?
College closures are showing no sign of slowing down in 2024 following a report from Implan, an economic software and analysis company, that revealed at least 20 colleges have shuttered so far this year. Read more
AI v The Mind: Meet the world’s first artist robot
We often think of art as uniquely human, something that separates us from machines. But what happens when an algorithm takes over to create images based on data? We meet Ai-Da, the world's first artist robot to find out how AI is blurring the line between creation and automation and raising questions about the essence of art itself. Read more
How U.S. Plans to Recognize Colleges for Student Success
The Education Department has selected 200 colleges eligible for recognition of their efforts to boost degree completion. But some experts question how it chose the institutions. Read more
University in Lisbon suspends plans for course on racism taught by all-white staff
Nova university programme criticised for only having white instructors and for some of its content, such as session on ‘does racism really exist?’ Read more
‘PIECE OF S***’: Gettysburg College admissions counselor unleashes unhinged rant against Trump supporters
An admissions counselor at Gettysburg College in Pennsylvania recently shared a social media post condemning supporters of former President Donald Trump, calling them “pieces of s***,” as seen from a screenshot obtained by Campus Reform. Read more
Harvard scholar refutes claim black babies get better care from black doctors
New research from a Harvard University professor refutes a widely cited study that concluded black newborns had better survival rates when cared for by black doctors. Read more
Here are 2 ways global higher education is floundering post-pandemic
In his final three months as head of the International Association of University Presidents, Fernando León García notices a troubling trend brewing. Despite members’ commitment to globalizing education and eradicating inequity, colleges and universities are slowly reverting to old habits. Read more
