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Tyler Austin Harper on Race, Tokenism and What Went Wrong at Bates
The former Bates professor and Atlantic writer explains why he now sees the campus DEI consensus as a threat to academic...
AI-Cheating Tools Can Now Fake the Writing Process, Not Just the Essay
A professor's experiment shows auto-typers and 'humanizers' can counterfeit Google Docs version history—and why detectio...
Community College Issues Layoff Notices to All Counselors, Citing Budget and Outsourcing Plans
The unnamed college's move arrives as students lean on AI for mental health support and campuses face fresh legal and re...
Bentley University Reimagines Tech as a 'Learning Partner', Not Just a Tool
A lecturer and student from Bentley's CIS Sandbox argue that edtech is shifting from information delivery to interactive...
Inside the University of Chester’s assessment design that teaches students responsible AI use
Two academics detail how a task-based assignment for engineering management students sets clear AI boundaries, preservin...
High Court Rules Weekend-Only Students Are Distance Learners, Upholding Maintenance Loan Cuts
A High Court judge has backed the government’s classification of weekend-only courses as distance learning, meaning 22,0...
Singapore Graduate Employment Figures 'Not the Be-All and End-All', Experts Say
While three in four public-university graduates find full-time work, experts caution that such narrow metrics conceal un...
U. Michigan’s Freshmen Pass/Fail Pilot Fuels Heated Debate on Grading Reform
Starting fall 2027, Michigan’s LSA college will shield first‑semester grades behind a pass/no credit shield — sparking a...
How a 1999 Neuroscience Book Sparked Design Thinking and Reshaped Business Innovation
Antonio Damasio’s 'The Feeling of What Happens' catalyzed a cross-disciplinary movement that gave rise to design thinkin...
Graduate Students Should Stop Worrying About AI and Focus on the Skills They Already Have
A career development expert argues that instead of trying to predict the next hot job, PhDs and postdocs should learn to...
Colleges Expand Student Support Initiatives: Housing, Wellness, and Financial Perks
From Texas State's housing guidance to Florida State's Greek life career push, universities are rolling out new programs...
Australia's University Funding Overhaul Faces Backlash Over Caps and Ministerial Overreach
Submissions to a Senate inquiry reveal broad unease: a bill promising 200,000 extra student places is seen as a vehicle ...
EU Membership Won't Quickly Fix Montenegro's University Research Gaps, Experts Say
While EU accession promises new funding and mobility, limited administrative and research capacity holds back Montenegro...
Small UK Higher Education Providers Face Systemic Barriers to Industry Links, Report Finds
A new report from Independent Higher Education warns that slow regulatory cycles, rigid graduate outcome measures and in...
Imperial College Leans on Student Inventions and Beef Ban to Reach Net Zero
Imperial College London has banned beef, adopted seaweed packaging from alumni start-up Notpla, and committed £79.8m to ...
Researchers Propose 'One Body, Four Wings' Digital Model to Overhaul Entrepreneurship Education in China's Local Universities
A new research paper outlines a digitally native framework designed to fix fragmented curricula, passive teaching, and w...
Academic Smugness Is Fueling Higher Ed's Crisis of Trust, Argues Andrew Delbanco
In a wide-ranging interview, the Columbia professor and National Humanities Medalist discusses the roots of academia's r...
University Presidents Distance Themselves From Helping the Trump Administration Draft Its Higher-Ed Vision
Leaders at AAU and major research universities say they did not write the Education Department’s “Compact 2.0” letter, b...
States Scramble to Align Data and Programs for Workforce Pell Access
As Workforce Pell opens federal aid to short-term credentials, states find their noncredit data systems and program leng...
Peer Review Decade: How ENIC-NARIC Centres Strengthened Recognition Through Quality Assurance
A 10-year analysis finds the ENIC-NARIC peer review tool helps recognition centres uncover blind spots, implement the Li...
Federal Civil Rights Investigation Puts Two California Universities at Risk of Losing Funding
The U.S. Department of Education opens Title VI investigations into San Jose State and San Francisco State amid allegati...
Inside CETYS University’s Business Solutions Programme: 429 Students, 88 Company Projects in One Semester
A practical guide to embedding real-world consulting projects in management education, drawn from a successful Mexican i...
Cambridge to review professorial hiring processes after Arday misconduct row
Cambridge University will examine how it appoints senior academics after the controversial case of Jason Arday, the youn...
Serbian Students Still Choose Psychology and Medicine Over Engineering Despite Labor Market Gaps
Enrollment data from Serbia’s first university admission round shows psychology, medicine, and management remain top cho...
Why 'Alignment' Defines Higher Ed's Austerity Turn—and What It Conceals
As financial and political pressures mount, 'alignment' has become higher education's ubiquitous justification for progr...
A $10M Defamation Verdict Against a TikTok Psychic Exposes Higher Ed’s Online Harassment Blind Spot
When a University of Idaho professor was falsely accused of murder by a viral TikTok psychic, her employer declined lega...
How to Transfer Ph.D. Programs: A Student’s Practical Advice
A doctoral candidate who successfully moved to another university shares six actionable tips to demystify the opaque Ph....
University of Tennessee Takes on Anthropic Over AI Architecture Patents
The University of Tennessee has launched a patent suit against Anthropic, alleging the AI firm’s core technology infring...
UNAM Sets August Dates for 2026 Control Exam After Cheating Scandal in Online Admissions
UNAM will hold an in‑person control exam for aspirants whose online admission test scores were flagged as suspicious. Ke...
How a UK–Ghana Project Boosted Female STEM Academics' Publication and Leadership Prospects
A British Council-funded partnership combined writing workshops, mentorship, and leadership training for 28 Ghanaian fem...