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#artificial-intelligence
fromFast Company
1 month ago
Higher education

Why the greatest risk of AI in higher education is the erosion of learning

AI adoption across university functions threatens to hollow out learning, mentorship, and the university’s purpose as machines perform research and educational labor.
Higher education
fromThe Real News Network
1 day ago

Faculty fight anti-union tactics at St. John's University in New York

St. John's University faculty mobilize against administration's decision to end union recognition, citing labor conditions and demands for improved wages.
Portland
fromFortune
1 day ago

Colleges under pressure over building names with Epstein connections | Fortune

Protests at Ohio State University aim to remove Les Wexner's name from buildings due to his association with Jeffrey Epstein.
Higher education
fromTruthout
2 days ago

Faculty Fight Anti-Union Tactics at St. John's University in New York

St. John's University faculty mobilizes against administration's decision to end union recognition and contract negotiations, citing labor conditions and transparency issues.
Silicon Valley
fromThe Nation
2 days ago

The Anti-Intellectualism of the Silicon Valley Elite

Silicon Valley's anti-intellectualism dismisses the value of deep intellectual work, impacting perceptions of music creation and higher education.
#diversity
#ai-in-education
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
4 days ago

Stop Telling Anxious People to Be Resilient

Resilience frameworks wrongly attribute anxiety to individual weakness rather than systemic issues, leading to harmful consequences for those affected.
Philosophy
fromWarpweftandway
4 days ago

Job Opening: Lecturer Position at HKUST

The Hong Kong University of Science and Technology seeks a lecturer for a two-year teaching-track position in Chinese philosophy starting July 2026.
Education
fromFortune
6 days ago

As Gen Z regret their pricey 'worthless' degrees, this CEO sent her kid to college in London-and she's saving over $50K-a-year. 'It's half the price' | Fortune

Studying in London can be significantly cheaper than attending college in the U.S., even with accommodation costs considered.
fromArchDaily
1 week ago

Discover the Top Universities for Architecture and the Built Environment in 2026, According to QS Rankings

The Bartlett School of Architecture maintains its position at the top of the ranking, continuing its multi-year lead, while the overall composition of the top 10 signals subtle but notable changes rather than major disruptions.
Higher education
#international-students
Higher education
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students

International student enrollment in U.S. research programs has significantly decreased due to tighter visa restrictions and lack of support.
Higher education
fromThe Nation
1 week ago

Trump's Immigration Crackdown Hurts More Than Just International Students

International student enrollment in U.S. research programs has significantly decreased due to tighter visa restrictions and lack of support.
#three-year-degrees
fromwww.aljazeera.com
1 week ago

How can students in Gaza continue to learn with no universities?

"Studying in international universities is the only option for many Palestinians in Gaza who dream about a higher education after the destruction of their universities."
Higher education
#cornell-university
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 week ago

Board of Trustees approves 2026-27 budget parameters | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's 2026-27 budget includes tuition increases for non-aided students, while most aided students will see no cost increase due to financial aid.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 week ago

Board of Trustees approves 2026-27 budget parameters | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's 2026-27 budget includes tuition increases for non-aided students, while most aided students will see no cost increase due to financial aid.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

The college degree isn't dead. But the wrong kind could cost you $2 million | Fortune

Only 35% of Americans view a four-year college education as very important, down from 70% in 2010, due to rising costs and AI concerns.
LGBT
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

Campus is not a closet: Why removing Pride flags from Boston University is not 'neutral'

The Pride flag is essential in educational spaces, affirming the existence and rights of LGBTQIA individuals amidst ongoing political challenges.
Higher education
fromNature
1 week ago

'Grade inflation' hits PhD students. What's behind the increase?

Graduate students' grades have increased over two decades without a corresponding improvement in work quality, indicating potential grade inflation.
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 ultimately reigns as the world's most desirable university with unparalleled brand recognition, alumni achievement and history. Trump's battle with Harvard has only made the school more notable and famous."
Higher education
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

'You won't be able to AI your way through an oral exam': Colleges have an Ancient Greek-style solution to the Gen Z stare | Fortune

Oral exams are being reintroduced in higher education to combat the negative effects of generative AI on student learning and critical thinking.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 week ago

Salute to George Kuh: Teacher, Role Model, Dissertation Adviser

George remains one of the most productive, cited, accomplished and respected higher education researchers. Thousands of colleges and universities across the U.S. and around the world have benefited from his scholarly contributions-perhaps most especially from the National Survey of Student Engagement.
Higher education
#nyu
Higher education
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

NYU STRIKE IMMINENT: 1,000 professors ready to walk off the job Monday as negotiations continue

NYU faculty are prepared to strike if contract negotiations do not progress, despite the administration's offer of significant raises and benefits.
Higher education
fromwww.amny.com
1 week ago

NYU STRIKE IMMINENT: 1,000 professors ready to walk off the job Monday as negotiations continue

NYU faculty are prepared to strike if contract negotiations do not progress, despite the administration's offer of significant raises and benefits.
fromThe Atlantic
1 week ago

Canada's Polite Pogrom

Rosenberg felt that some of these messages crossed the line into bigotry. One note accused Israel of harvesting the organs of murdered Palestinians. Another, from a medical-school resident, warned of a sinister, unnamed group of people 'pulling the strings, who have orchestrated every war to ever happen, the ones who profit off of death and sickness.'
Canada news
#cesar-chavez
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

High Point University has turned 'life skills' into a magnet for the Wall Street elite with a 99.2% job placement rate | Fortune

High Point University achieves a 99.2% employment rate for graduates by emphasizing life skills alongside traditional education.
Higher education
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

What Do Families Have to Do With Higher Education Mergers?

College mergers impact emotional systems, not just structural changes, highlighting the importance of understanding relational dynamics in higher education.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 weeks ago

House Republicans: Campus Antisemitism "Systemic Problem"

Antisemitism in higher education is a systemic problem that affects a broad swath of America's colleges and universities. The evidence demonstrates that antisemitism on campus is driven by persistent leadership failures and radical faculty and student groups that legitimize and foment antisemitism in classrooms and on campus grounds.
Higher education
fromwww.thelocal.de
3 weeks ago

REVEALED: Germany's 'Universities of Excellence' for science and research

Known as ExStra, this is a permanent national funding programme designed to strengthen research at the nation's top universities and make them more competitive internationally. While the ExStra programme allows for up to 15 "Excellent Universities" (Exzellenzuniversitaten), only ten institutions have made the grade for the next round of funding.
Higher education
Higher education
fromFortune
3 weeks ago

Former Goldman Sachs CEO got into Harvard at 16, growing up in Brooklyn public housing-he still says college is the best ticket to the middle class | Fortune

College education serves as a wealth equalizer and essential pathway to success, developing complete professionals equipped for career advancement despite AI disruption.
fromBoston.com
4 weeks ago

A Mass. college is buying a local golf course. Here's why.

This acquisition is a natural and meaningful extension of Stonehill's mission. It will help increase our capacity to enrich the experiences of all students across academics, athletics, recreation and community engagement.
Higher education
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

March (Audio) Madness! Here are the finalists in NPR's College Podcast Challenge

A student's personal narrative of what it's like to earn a college degree while at the same time raising a child. A look back at the rich sounds and music of a New York City neighborhood, recorded by a recording artist in the 1950s. Feelings of loss and displacement among the lifelong residents of a Georgia town when their community became a popular vacation hot spot. These and other compelling stories, chosen from hundreds of entries we received this year, have been named the finalists in our fifth annual NPR College Podcast Challenge.
US news
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.
UK politics
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 month ago

I graduated with 84k student loan debt now I'm working part-time in a shop'

A university graduate with £84,000 in student debt struggles to find employment in his field and faces rapidly accumulating interest charges under the Plan 2 loan system.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

George Washington U Sells Satellite Campus in Virginia

The sale agreement gives GW the option to maintain programs at VSTC for up to five years "while we plan thoughtfully and deliberately for the future," Granberg wrote in her message to the community. She described the move as part of a "broader strategy to strengthen GW's long-term financial health and to invest more deeply in our academic mission and community."
Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

What $1 Million of Anti-Racist Leadership Training Buys You

My reporting charts the changes the foundation has undergone since 2018, when Elizabeth Alexander, a noted poet, became its president. The nonprofit has become more and more openly political; in 2020, Alexander declared that Mellon would prioritize 'social justice in all of its grantmaking' going forward. Because Mellon is the country's largest humanities funder by several orders of magnitude, larger even than the federal government, this new direction has
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

WashU to Acquire Nearby University

This moment reflects the best of who we are as an institution-thoughtful, mission-driven and committed to strengthening health sciences education for the long term. By integrating UHSP's pharmacy program, we are building on a legacy of partnership and taking a forward-looking step to ensure that pharmacy education in St. Louis continues to thrive.
Higher education
NYC politics
fromNew York City, NY Patch
1 month ago

NYC College Professor Placed On Leave Over Alleged Racist Remarks

Hunter College suspended a professor after racist comments were made during a Zoom meeting, with the college investigating under conduct and nondiscrimination policies.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Epstein files cast pall among US faculty and students: I just feel a deep disappointment'

Major U.S. universities face scrutiny over Jeffrey Epstein ties with trustees, donors, and faculty, prompting investigations, reviews, and calls for removal of donor honors.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Go to university! No, get a trade! How can young people survive when all the paths are landmined? | Jason Okundaye

University expansion has outpaced professional opportunities, undermining higher education's role as a reliable path to social mobility for working-class students.
UK politics
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Dining across the divide: Universities should be free. We all lose for every bright kid who doesn't go'

Two men with contrasting political histories and lifelong boating and collecting interests debate university accessibility and the value of higher education.
Higher education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
1 month ago

UC Berkeley cuts ties with nonprofit focused on diversity amid Trump administration pressure

UC Berkeley and dozens of other colleges have ended or paused partnerships with The PhD Project after a federal investigation alleged race-based admission restrictions.
fromFortune
1 month ago

Former Goldman Sachs CEO Lloyd Blankfein says Peter Thiel is wrong: College is worth it because it makes you more curious and interesting | Fortune

To succeed in a career, you have to know the technical minutiae of your field, of course. But you also need to be a complete person-the kind of person other people want to engage with.
Higher education
fromwww.dw.com
1 month ago

Nearly 2 million highly educated Germans at risk of poverty

Around 1.9 million people with university-level qualifications were at risk of poverty in 2025, an increase of 350,000 compared with 2022. The figures from Germany's official statistics office were released in response to a request from the Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance (BSW). The rise comes as the number of graduates grew to 21 million nationwide. Yet data from the Federal Employment Agency show unemployment among academics climbed to 3.3%, up from 2.2% three years earlier.
Germany news
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

National Ad Campaign Aims to Shift Narrative on Higher Ed

You won't see students studying together in a library, images of grand campus buildings or crowded athletic events in a new campaign promoting higher education. There are no logos, no mascots and no official colors. Instead, an elderly couple walk arm in arm smiling, with "Proud sponsor of a better life for everyone" printed across the image. Sparks fly from a welder's electrode just behind the words "Proud sponsor of the future titans of industry."
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

31 Colleges Agree to End Partnerships With PhD Project

All but 14 of the 45 universities placed under investigation for participating in the PhD Project and allegedly violating civil rights law have agreed to cease partnering with the organization, the Education Department announced Thursday. The Office for Civil Rights launched the investigations last March, arguing that the PhD Project, a nonprofit organization that connects prospective business doctoral candidates from underrepresented backgrounds with academic networks, was "limit[ing] eligibility based on the race of participants."
Higher education
Writing
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

The 'Hopeless Labor' of Writing

AI chatbots and delivery robots threaten traditional writing by offering frictionless ease, undermining the pedagogical value of sustained effort and arduous composition.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
1 month ago

After Research, Tennessee Lawmaker Drops Bill to End Tenure

"It got me to thinking about political lines, pendulums, they're always moving ... I kind of think that way about tenure," Republican Justin Lafferty told his subcommittee Wednesday in a brief but wide-ranging explanation for dropping the bill. According to a video of the meeting posted on the state General Assembly's website, Lafferty said tenure goes back to the 1600s or 1700s, "a time when there weren't that many highly educated folks," so "it was very important to keep the best and the brightest."
Higher education
Education
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

A True Believer in the Intellectual Spirit

Entrenched anti-intellectualism, market-driven educational priorities, and political pressures are undermining liberal arts, academic freedom, and intellectual life while religious movements retain transformative power.
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