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fromNew York Post
1 day ago

Ex-student of NJ teacher accused of sex with child reveals unsettling red flags in her behavior at school: 'Very weird'

"Everybody knew something wasn't right with her. She would flirt with all the boys on the football team, she would favor them. She would be rude to all the girls."
NYC parents
Portland
fromFortune
2 days 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.
#title-ix
Medicine
fromwww.espn.com
2 days ago

Documents: NC State trainer initiated 'unwelcome,' 'sexual' contact - ESPN

Former NC State sports medicine director's conduct was deemed unwelcome, pervasive, and severe, raising concerns for years before a Title IX investigation was initiated.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

University sues federal gov't for threatening federal funding over trans volleyball player - LGBTQ Nation

San Jose State University and the California State University system are suing the federal government over its Title IX determination that the university violated the law by allowing a transgender volleyball player to compete on the women's team.
Medicine
fromwww.espn.com
2 days ago

Documents: NC State trainer initiated 'unwelcome,' 'sexual' contact - ESPN

Former NC State sports medicine director's conduct was deemed unwelcome, pervasive, and severe, raising concerns for years before a Title IX investigation was initiated.
LGBT
fromLGBTQ Nation
3 weeks ago

University sues federal gov't for threatening federal funding over trans volleyball player - LGBTQ Nation

San Jose State University and the California State University system are suing the federal government over its Title IX determination that the university violated the law by allowing a transgender volleyball player to compete on the women's team.
#artificial-intelligence
fromNature
4 days ago
Intellectual property law

Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?

Artificial intelligence is generating non-existent academic references, leading to hallucinated citations in scholarly publications.
Intellectual property law
fromNature
4 days ago

Hallucinated citations are polluting the scientific literature. What can be done?

Artificial intelligence is generating non-existent academic references, leading to hallucinated citations in scholarly publications.
Online Community Development
fromNature
5 days ago

A responsible authorship culture is needed - it is a collective responsibility

Responsible authorship culture is essential for scientific integrity, anchored in credit, accountability, and transparency.
Law
fromPoynter
4 days ago

Like journalists, prosecutors shaped a distorted view of crime. They can help fix it, too. - Poynter

Prosecutors and journalists both contribute to misleading public perceptions of crime, but prosecutors possess crucial data to tell a more accurate story.
#ncaa
fromESPN.com
4 days ago
National Basketball Association

NCAA proposes barring players who opt into, remain in draft

fromDefector
2 months ago
National Basketball Association

NCAA Learns The Legal Consequences Of Making Shit Up As You Go Along | Defector

fromDefector
2 months ago
National Basketball Association

NCAA Learns The Legal Consequences Of Making Shit Up As You Go Along | Defector

Relationships
fromSlate Magazine
4 days ago

My Friend's Boyfriend Proofed My Master's Thesis. What He Wants as Payment Is Too Much.

You do not owe help to someone who reviewed your work, especially after a breakup.
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
fromNature
6 days ago

Now is the time for scientific societies to guide global research

Modern scientific societies are increasingly vulnerable due to their dependence on membership fees and journal subscriptions, which are being challenged by the rise of virtual networking and open-access publishing.
Science
Higher education
fromAP News
23 hours ago

Judge halts Trump effort requiring colleges to show they aren't considering race in admissions

A federal judge halted the Trump administration's data collection on race in college admissions, citing a rushed process and potential privacy risks.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
1 week ago

Block of Citations Tested Beneath AI Overview Summary

The format has ginormous link cards at the bottom of the AI summary, which include a thumbnail of no apparent value, the site name, favicon, description, and title.
Typography
Women
fromDefector
2 days ago

Female Ref Sues NFL For Discrimination, Says She Was Told To 'Shut Your Fucking Mouth' By Another Official | Defector

Robin DeLorenzo is suing the NFL for gender discrimination and harassment during her time as a referee.
Typography
fromTODAY.com
1 week ago

Professor Shares 1 Word That's a Dead Giveaway for an AI-Written Paper

The word 'moreover' is a strong indicator of AI-generated writing in student papers.
Education
fromFuturism
4 days ago

Students Renting Smart Glasses to Cheat on Tests

Smart glasses are being used for cheating in exams, with students renting them to gain an advantage.
#college-sports
Higher education
fromESPN.com
2 days ago

Executive order aims to limit NCAA athletes to 5 years, 1 transfer

Trump signed an executive order limiting college athletes' playing seasons and transfer options, risking federal funding for non-compliance.
Higher education
fromwww.mediaite.com
5 days ago

Tommy Tuberville Introduces Bill to Curb Chaos in College Sports: I'm Sick of That!'

Sen. Tommy Tuberville introduced a bill to limit college athlete transfers amid concerns over the sustainability of college sports in the NIL era.
Healthcare
fromGothamist
3 weeks ago

Survivors say 'joke' Columbia report ducks blame for university doctor's sex crimes

Robert Hadden, a convicted gynecologist, is imprisoned after survivors fought 14+ years for accountability from Columbia University and NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital, which a new report suggests failed to adequately reform institutional practices that enabled his crimes.
Education
fromFortune
5 days ago

Meet a professor fed up with AI slop who made her whole class use typewriters instead of computers | Fortune

Students at Cornell University experience manual typewriters to understand writing without digital assistance.
fromSearch Engine Roundtable
3 weeks ago

AI Mode Tests Ask About Element in Citations

Google AI mode has added an 'Ask about this' option above the sources where all URLs are displayed. Clicking on 'Ask about' here automatically pulled a new prompt into the search box.
Artificial intelligence
fromPadailypost
3 weeks ago

Former coach arrested for alleged relationships with students

An investigation into Anthony Gutierrez Molina, 31, of Palo Alto, began after a student from Summit Everest, which closed last year, came forward in January, sheriff's spokeswoman Gretchen Spiker said in a statement. The student was 16 at the time of the alleged incidents, according to Spiker. Gutierrez Molina was a coach and program manager for the school, according to Spiker.
SF parents
Science
fromNature
3 weeks ago

Keep calm and be transparent: advice from scientists who retracted their papers

Scientists who self-retract papers due to honest mistakes maintain citation rates and receive community support, suggesting shifting attitudes toward retractions as responsible scientific practice rather than career-damaging misconduct.
fromNonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
1 month ago

90 Percent of Student Discrimination and Harassment Complaints Were Dismissed Last Year. Here's Why. | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.

President Donald Trump's efforts to dismantle the Department of Education has created a crisis that critics long feared: leaving marginalized students vulnerable to misconduct with little federal intervention. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO), a nonpartisan arm of Congress, paints a damning picture of how mass layoffs and the slashing of resources at the agency have significantly impacted the civil rights of students.
US politics
Higher education
fromIndependent
2 days ago

Student who missed exams after being raped appeals against ruling in favour of UCD

A female medical student claims University College Dublin inadequately supported her after being raped and facing image-based abuse.
Relationships
fromEsquire
1 month ago

I Opened My Marriage, Then Started Dating One of My College Students. It Nearly Cost Me Everything.

A university professor's carefully constructed identity as emotionally intelligent and progressive masked performative behavior rooted in childhood patterns of seeking approval and avoiding authentic vulnerability.
#harvard-university
US politics
fromJezebel
1 month ago

Epstein Resignations Rock the Academic World, Including Harvard Director and Nobel Laureate

Multiple prominent academics, including Harvard's Larry Summers and Nobel laureate Richard Axel, resigned following revelations of their associations with Jeffrey Epstein disclosed in recently released files.
fromNature
1 month ago

Five ways to spot when a paper is a fraud

A growing number of AI tools can detect fraudulent elements in papers, but they can be expensive to use. Such tools are probably better deployed by journal publishers rather than individual reviewers, says Elisabeth Bik, a science-integrity consultant in San Francisco, California, especially because feeding unpublished content into AI tools can compromise confidentiality and is generally frowned on during peer review.
Science
US news
fromAbove the Law
1 month ago

Law Professor Arrested On 50 Counts In Child Sexual Abuse Materials Case - Above the Law

A Barry University law professor, Glen‑Peter Ahlers, was arrested on 50 counts of unlawful possession of materials depicting the sexual performance of a child and held on $100,000 bond.
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.
fromNature
2 months ago

When two years of academic work vanished with a single click

Within a couple of years of ChatGPT coming out, I had come to rely on the artificial-intelligence tool, for my work as a professor of plant sciences at the University of Cologne in Germany. Having signed up for OpenAI's subscription plan, ChatGPT Plus, I used it as an assistant every day - to write e-mails, draft course descriptions, structure grant applications, revise publications, prepare lectures, create exams and analyse student responses, and even as an interactive tool as part of my teaching.
Privacy technologies
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 weeks ago

Sexual assault task force report aims to change campus culture, climate | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell's task force recommends addressing sexual assault through improved communication, education on sexual health, and enhanced physical safety measures on campus.
#jeffrey-epstein
fromSFGATE
1 month ago
Science

Ex-Stanford professor's relationship with Epstein detailed over years of emails

fromSFGATE
1 month ago
Science

Ex-Stanford professor's relationship with Epstein detailed over years of emails

US news
fromLos Angeles Times
2 months ago

Sexual assault reported on UCLA's fraternity row, university police say

A reported sexual assault occurred near UCLA's fraternity row around midnight; the victim lacked capacity to consent, the alleged suspect is not affiliated with UCLA.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 months ago

Audit Finds 'Severe Noncompliance' at Utah State University

A state audit released Friday found a litany of issues at Utah State University, including "patterns of financial noncompliance" among university leaders and staff, and poor oversight by the Utah Board of Higher Education. The audit offered 26 recommendations for improvement.
US news
Higher education
fromNature
1 month ago

China to punish universities that fail to sanction research misconduct

China will penalize universities that fail to investigate or sanction researchers involved in serious research misconduct.
Higher education
fromIndependent
2 months ago

Student who alleged assault loses case against university over resitting of exams

High Court dismissed a student's lawsuit over denied exam resits after she was seriously assaulted and awarded court costs against her.
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
1 month ago

Task force recommends restraint in use of institutional voice | Cornell Chronicle

Cornell will reserve official university statements for issues directly tied to its mission, values, functions, or the broader mission of higher education, exercising institutional restraint.
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