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Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
19 hours ago

What an Ivy League Education Really Gets You

Graduates from elite universities dominate key sectors of the economy and culture despite being a small percentage of the population.
Education
fromFuturism
14 hours ago

AI Forces College Professor to Get Typewriters for Entire Class

Typewriters in class encourage students to engage more with each other and the learning process, contrasting with modern digital distractions.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

UK's leading AI research institute told to make significant' changes

The Alan Turing Institute must implement significant changes to improve strategic alignment and value for money after a review by UK Research and Innovation.
Silicon Valley
fromFast Company
1 day ago

Baltimore is pushing back against AI's worst excesses. What happens next could reshape American tech

Baltimore is addressing the risks of AI, exemplified by a lawsuit against xAI for generating illegal content.
fromBoston.com
1 day ago

BU rally pushes back on Pride flag removals, calls for policy change

The rally, held at 1 Silber Way, was organized by Terrier Courage, a group that has collected more than 2,000 signatures on a petition urging the university to reconsider its rules on displays on public-facing windows and walls.
Boston
fromFast Company
2 days ago

New study finds 1 small organ may play vital role in longevity

These findings reposition the thymus as a central regulator of immune‑ mediated aging and disease susceptibility in adulthood.
Health
fromHarvard Gazette
4 days ago

Writing us back from the brink - Harvard Gazette

"We're talking about political leaders who were moved by an enormous sense of responsibility and fear for the world."
Russo-Ukrainian War
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
4 days ago

A world-shifting moment (literally) - Harvard Gazette

Geoscientists have found evidence of plate movement on Earth dating back 3.5 billion years, reshaping our understanding of its early history.
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

'Best college tradition anywhere'- Harvard Gazette

"This is a wonderful day for the students to show their spirit and kind of shed the super-academic, super-intense [persona] and just really be fun College students enjoying a little healthy competition."
NYC LGBT
US news
fromwww.npr.org
5 days ago

Philanthropy in science has little oversight. Jeffrey Epstein exploited that

Philanthropy lacks transparency, allowing individuals like Jeffrey Epstein to influence science funding and rehabilitate their reputations.
Philosophy
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

Revisiting America's vision statement - Harvard Gazette

The Declaration of Independence and the Constitution represent a disjunction between America's vision of equality and its operational compromises.
#education
Education
fromEntrepreneur
3 days ago

A Cornell Instructor Is Using a Creative Old School Method to Combat AI Cheating in Class

Students experience writing without digital tools using typewriters to enhance intentionality in their writing process.
Education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

How high school shapes future success - Harvard Gazette

Higher 10th-grade test scores and college plans correlate with better long-term educational and earning outcomes for students.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 days ago

Chris Rokos: the camera-shy billionaire behind the biggest UK university donation in modern times

Chris Rokos donated £190m to establish a school of government at the University of Cambridge, emphasizing diverse intellectual viewpoints in education.
Health
fromHarvard Gazette
5 days ago

Rethinking what it means to age - Harvard Gazette

Living longer does not equate to living healthier, as many older adults face chronic health conditions.
Psychology
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

Ways to keep talking - and maybe find way forward - amid riven times - Harvard Gazette

Signaling goodwill and respect while highlighting shared interests is essential for effective disagreement.
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

'No way to go but up' - Harvard Gazette

"I told him, 'These are the things I'm concerned about; these are the risks if we run out of medications, or if we run out of oxygen, or if we're not able to get you off the mountain in two or three days.' I would like to think that we, whether it's as physicians or patients, should be able to talk about risk in a little bit more of a realistic, humane way."
Public health
#harvard
Mental health
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

The things we carry - Harvard Gazette

Childhood adverse experiences cause long-term health damage through cellular-level biological changes that increase risks for cardiovascular disease, mental health problems, and other conditions decades later.
Education
fromHarvard Gazette
3 days ago

'Vibe coding' may offer insight into our AI future - Harvard Gazette

Vibe coding allows users to create software by describing functionality in plain English, reducing the need for coding knowledge.
Higher education
fromEntrepreneur
1 day ago

A Growing Number of College Students Are Switching Majors - Here's What's Behind It

One in six college students changed their major due to AI's perceived impact on the job market, with many considering a switch.
OMG science
fromHarvard Gazette
2 weeks ago

Ultra-cool step toward transformative technologies - Harvard Gazette

Harvard physicists enhanced a pressure measurement device with quantum sensors to study superconductors, revealing new insights into why promising superconductor materials produce inconsistent results.
Social justice
fromAbove the Law
3 weeks ago

This Harvard Law School Grad Has The Progressive Answer To FedSoc - Above the Law

Lawyers can drive systemic change through community organizing and alternative pathways that challenge corporate power and legal inequities rather than relying solely on institutional approaches.
#ai
Boston food
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Atlas Hotel opens at the Enterprise Research Campus - Harvard Gazette

The Atlas Hotel in Allston features a community-focused design with a ground-floor restaurant and lounge space intended to serve both hotel guests and local residents as a shared gathering area.
fromBoston.com
3 weeks ago

Here are the richest people in Massachusetts, according to Forbes

Forbes released its annual World's Billionaires List this week, and it's the biggest one yet. The ranking now includes a record 3,428 entrepreneurs, investors, and heirs who together hold an unprecedented $20.1 trillion in wealth, up $4 trillion from last year. The United States leads the pack with 989 billionaires, and nearly 30 of them have ties to Massachusetts.
US news
Philosophy
fromHarvard Gazette
3 weeks ago

Where have all the public intellectuals gone? - Harvard Gazette

Public intellectuals are essential in democratic cultures to articulate unformed ideas and help citizens understand their values, but conditions supporting intellectual life in America are eroding due to social and economic shifts.
Science
fromFuturism
1 month ago

Harvard Professor Says AI Users Are Losing Cognitive Abilities

Excessive AI chatbot use causes cognitive decline and critical thinking atrophy, particularly among students and low-income populations relying on AI for homework completion.
#ai-in-education
Higher education
fromwww.businessinsider.com
4 days ago

A Penn professor used AI to replicate part of a master's course and says it threatens universities' business model

AI can significantly reduce the time needed to learn complex subjects, achieving results comparable to traditional courses in a fraction of the time.
Mental health
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Is social media responsible for what happens to users? - Harvard Gazette

A Los Angeles jury will determine whether Meta's Instagram and Google's YouTube are intentionally designed to be addictive and cause mental health harm to teenagers, potentially reshaping tech platform liability under a 1996 law.
#college-admissions
Relationships
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Did I say too much? - Harvard Gazette

Purposeful personal disclosure builds trust, deepens relationships, increases likeability, and can be learned when done at the right time with appropriate social risk.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 month ago

Influential economist Larry Summers to depart Harvard over Epstein ties

Documents released as part of an effort to bring greater transparency to Epstein's relationships with powerbrokers in politics, business and culture shed light on Summers's extensive correspondence with Epstein, whom he once emailed asking for advice on wooing women.
US news
#harvard-university
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

Harvard may be under federal investigation and cost over $87,000 a year-but it's still Gen Z's No. 1 'dream college' | Fortune

Harvard remains the top choice for college applicants, showcasing strong brand recognition and competitive admissions despite rising costs.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

Harvard may be under federal investigation and cost over $87,000 a year-but it's still Gen Z's No. 1 'dream college' | Fortune

Harvard remains the top choice for college applicants, showcasing strong brand recognition and competitive admissions despite rising costs.
fromFortune
2 months ago

Blackstone exec says elite Ivy League degrees aren't good enough-new analysts need to 'work harder' and be nice | Fortune

"Most of you went to elite universities. You did really well, you were in the top of your class. You are people who are successful by nature and hardworking,"
Business
Artificial intelligence
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

When you do the math, humans still rule - Harvard Gazette

Mathematicians launched First Proof to test AI on recently solved research problems, showing AI excels at routine tasks but struggles with creative, conceptual breakthroughs.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

Department of Defense Severs Academic Ties With Harvard

In a video posted to social media on Friday, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth said his department will discontinue all graduate-level professional military training, fellowships and certificate programs for active-duty service members at Harvard University starting in the 2026-27 school year. Currently enrolled service members will be allowed to finish their courses, he said. "For too long this department has sent our best and brightest officers to Harvard hoping the university would better understand and appreciate our warrior class," Hegseth said.
US politics
fromTechCrunch
1 month ago

Hackers publish personal information stolen during Harvard, UPenn data breaches | TechCrunch

A notorious hacking group has claimed responsibility for last year's data breaches at Harvard University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) and published the data that they claim to have stolen from the two schools. On Wednesday, the group known as ShinyHunters published what it claims are more than one million records from each university on the group's dedicated leak site, which the gang uses to extort its victims.
Information security
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Class of 2001 elects Alejandra Casillas as chief marshal of alumni - Harvard Gazette

Alejandra's unwavering commitment to serving others is deeply inspiring, from her efforts to expand access to high-quality healthcare in historically underserved communities to her tireless advocacy for first-generation students,
Public health
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Dramatizing genius - Harvard Gazette

To be a genius requires extraordinary intellect and talent, but also hard work and persistence. And although the mythology of genius can be problematic because it reduces the collective work that goes into developing scientific breakthroughs to extraordinary individual accomplishments, portrayals of genius in film and literature succeed in dazzling popular audiences.
Science
Higher education
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

I'm a Student at Yale. My Classmates Are Doing Exactly What Charlie Kirk Wanted Them To.

Ivy League students are pursuing marriage with competitive intensity similar to other status symbols, contradicting stereotypes of high achievers being romantically stunted.
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

A start in bridging divisiveness: Rein in social media - Harvard Gazette

An acceptance of violence and extremism, and the dehumanization that is integrated with that viewpoint, comes when you stop thinking that you have a shared future with other people,
US politics
fromBusiness Insider
2 months ago

New ranking: Where OpenAI employees went to college

While not a full picture of OpenAI's workforce, the snapshot underscores how heavily frontier AI labs continue to draw from a small cluster of top research universities - and how concentrated elite AI talent remains.
Artificial intelligence
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Harvard's President Undercuts Academic Freedom and Learning

As reported by the Harvard Crimson student newspaper, reflecting on the present challenges to institutions around accusations of intolerance and hostility to free debate, Garber came down firmly on the side of not debating (bold is mine): "I'm pleased to say that I think there is real movement to restore balance in teaching and to bring back the idea that you need to be objective in the classroom."
Education
Public health
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Taking a fresh look at definition of autism - Harvard Gazette

Proposals for a separate high-needs or 'profound autism' category risk promoting segregation and political labeling rather than reflecting clear scientific distinctions.
Science
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

A 'cocktail' recipe for brain cells - Harvard Gazette

Engineered molecular signals convert brain progenitor stem cells into corticospinal neurons, enabling lab growth and potential regeneration for ALS and spinal cord injuries.
US politics
fromwww.boston.com
1 month ago

Pentagon says it's cutting ties with 'woke' Harvard, discontinuing military training, fellowships

The Pentagon is cutting ties with Harvard, ending graduate military education, fellowships and certificate programs starting in 2026-27 citing ideological and fit concerns.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
3 weeks ago

Talk to explore the future of higher education | Cornell Chronicle

American higher education faces critical challenges including student debt, admissions opacity, campus polarization, declining trust, and AI disruption, requiring institutional reimagining.
Higher education
fromBusiness Insider
3 weeks ago

So much for the death of the elite degree

Elite college graduates have regained hiring advantage as employers become more selective during economic slowdown, with top-tier universities increasingly prioritized in recruitment.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Wonder served Harvard president well - Harvard Gazette

Alan Garber's curiosity and mentorship shaped his path from economics and medicine to becoming Harvard's 31st president, driven by deep gratitude to the institution.
Higher education
fromTravel + Leisure
1 month ago

This Is the Most Beautiful College Campus in America

Sewanee: The University of the South ranks as the most beautiful U.S. college campus, with 70% of Tripadvisor reviews using the word 'beautiful,' followed by Indiana University Bloomington and University of Colorado Boulder.
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Singer to step down as senior vice provost for faculty - Harvard Gazette

Few people have done as much to nurture and sustain academic excellence across the University as Judy Singer. When I returned to Harvard in 2011, she quickly became one of my most trusted advisers, a person of great discernment who is valued for her good humor as well as her knowledge and wisdom.
Higher education
Higher education
fromAxios
1 month ago

Summers leaves Harvard as Epstein reckoning rocks academia

Multiple university leaders have resigned or faced investigations following revelations of their associations with Jeffrey Epstein documented in released files.
Higher education
fromwww.mediaite.com
1 month ago

Larry Summers Resigning From Harvard After Revelation of Cozy Jeffrey Epstein Relationship

Larry Summers resigned from Harvard faculty positions after emails revealed he sought relationship advice from Jeffrey Epstein regarding a female protege in 2018-2019.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why are so many academics in the Epstein files? It's not just about money | Christopher Marquis

Jeffrey Epstein leveraged donations, access, and tailored non-monetary rewards to exploit academics’ financial and personal vulnerabilities, drawing many university figures into compromising relationships.
#higher-education
fromHarvard Gazette
2 months ago

Alumni committee names candidates for Harvard board elections - Harvard Gazette

The process of identifying candidates for Overseer and HAA elected director once again underscored the extraordinary breadth of experience and commitment found across the Harvard alumni community,
Higher education
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Alumni rally to support next generation of researchers - Harvard Gazette

A $50 million donor commitment will match new gifts to create 50 endowed Ph.D. fellowships, securing financial support for doctoral students.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Funding innovative approaches to belonging- Harvard Gazette

Four Harvard Culture Lab–funded projects will strengthen belonging through listening, dialogue, art, and representation across campus.
Higher education
fromFortune
2 months ago

How Trump helped Harvard: 5 'Crimson' leadership lessons on standing up to bullies | Fortune

Harvard strengthened governance and gained broad public, donor, and peer support after political attacks, producing financial and enrollment rebounds.
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