Virtual Reality’s growing role in Campus counseling
Lowered costs and a growing population familiar with technology have helped fuel interest in using virtual reality in campus counseling. Read more
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Remains of 3,000-mile-wide ‘lost continent’ discovered on ocean floor, study says
While Atlantis — a fabled continent said to have been swallowed by the sea — continues to elude its seekers, another long-lost and less famous land mass has been discovered at the bottom of the ocean. Read more
While universities refuse to fire anti-Semites, the private sector holds them accountable
Since the Oct. 7 attacks on Israel by the terrorist group Hamas, Campus Reform has reported on 18 professors who have showcased their anti-Semitism. However, not one of them has been fired. Read more
‘It takes a mental toll’: students in England priced out of university towns
Housing costs forcing undergraduates and master’s students to work long hours or commute Read more
Penn State hiring ‘Professor in Climate Justice and Youth Movements’
Pennsylvania State University’s Department of Geography announced an open tenure-track faculty job in “Climate Justice and Youth Movements.” Read more
Rishi Sunak says AI has threats and risks – but outlines its potential
Artificial intelligence could help make it easier to build chemical and biological weapons, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has warned. Read more
Nevada higher ed eyes more cuts, hiking student fees to fund faculty pay raises
A panel of students, faculty and administrators from across the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) met Wednesday with a single goal: Come up with ways to cover a $63 million hole in the state’s public college and university budgets. Read more
Multiple measures, better outcomes
A study of tens of thousands of community college students over four and a half years shows placing students in college-level courses using multiple measures boosts academic outcomes. Read more
University of Michigan says hackers gained personal information of individuals in cyberattack
The University of Michigan said on Monday that hackers were able to get the personal information during a cyberattack back in August. Read more
Students’ journey to empower rural heritage
"I believe that the culture and architecture of Indonesia's traditional villages possess a unique authenticity with the potential to shine on the global stage," I expressed to local residents during our visit to villages in Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB), a province in southeastern Indonesia. Read more
