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Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

NC State graduates expected a commencement speech. They got their senior-year student loans paid off instead | Fortune

A commencement speaker will cover final-year education loans for NC State Wilson College of Textiles graduates who borrowed during 2025-2026, reducing debt burdens.
Higher education
fromFortune
1 week ago

NC State graduates expected a commencement speech. They got their senior-year student loans paid off instead | Fortune

A commencement speaker will cover final-year education loans for NC State Wilson College of Textiles graduates who borrowed during 2025-2026, reducing debt burdens.
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Higher education
fromFortune
4 days ago

Is a college degree is still worth it? Here are 3 things it can teach you that AI can't do | Fortune

College degrees can still provide human-competitive skills like social interaction, creativity, and navigating complex environments despite AI-driven doubts about degree value.
Higher education
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 days ago

Turkiye shutters liberal Istanbul university seized in criminal probe

Turkey revoked Istanbul Bilgi University’s operating licence, forcing immediate closure after state seizure in a criminal investigation, while students were promised protection and transfers.
Higher education
fromFortune
4 days ago

Is a college degree is still worth it? Here are 3 things it can teach you that AI can't do | Fortune

College degrees can still provide human-competitive skills like social interaction, creativity, and navigating complex environments despite AI-driven doubts about degree value.
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Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

Why College Students Are Booing AI

Students boo commencement speakers when AI is mentioned, but the boos do not necessarily reflect broad hostility toward AI among graduates.
Higher education
fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

Something Strange Is Happening at College Graduations Across the Country

Graduation speeches increasingly trigger boos when speakers mention artificial intelligence, as graduates face uncertain job prospects and fear AI-driven change.
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
16 hours ago

'Effort still matters' in age of AI, Garber tells grads - Harvard Gazette

Graduates are urged to choose how to live with AI while valuing laborious understanding and pursuing meaningful challenges.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 day ago

US students on why they booed their pro-AI graduation speakers: They're not reading the room'

AI is rapidly transforming production and jobs, leaving graduates feeling their education is becoming obsolete and their concerns dismissed.
Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

Why College Students Are Booing AI

Students boo commencement speakers when AI is mentioned, but the boos do not necessarily reflect broad hostility toward AI among graduates.
Higher education
fromSlate Magazine
6 days ago

Something Strange Is Happening at College Graduations Across the Country

Graduation speeches increasingly trigger boos when speakers mention artificial intelligence, as graduates face uncertain job prospects and fear AI-driven change.
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fromwww.nature.com
1 day ago

Poland's economy is thriving, but its science is dying

Poland has a flourishing economy, but its science funding is at an unprecedented low—only 1.1% of the country's gross domestic product (GDP) is spent on science and higher education.
Europe politics
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#grade-inflation
fromFast Company
1 week ago
Higher education

At Harvard, over 60% of grades given last year were A's. Now the university is weighing a grade inflation crackdown

Higher education
fromFast Company
1 week ago

At Harvard, over 60% of grades given last year were A's. Now the university is weighing a grade inflation crackdown

A proposal would cap Harvard A grades at 20% plus four students to restore “extraordinary distinction” and reduce grade inflation.
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#ai
Higher education
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Graduating Students Cheer as Steve Wozniak Tell Them Human Intelligence Still Matters

Wozniak used humor and audience awareness to frame AI as real intelligence and a tool, contrasting with speakers who were met with boos.
Higher education
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

In desperate times, graduates find hope in humiliating tech CEOs

Graduates boo corporate executives for praising AI, viewing it as inevitable and mandatory amid limited job prospects and perceived arrogance.
Higher education
fromFuturism
2 days ago

Graduating Students Cheer as Steve Wozniak Tell Them Human Intelligence Still Matters

Wozniak used humor and audience awareness to frame AI as real intelligence and a tool, contrasting with speakers who were met with boos.
Higher education
fromThe Verge
5 days ago

In desperate times, graduates find hope in humiliating tech CEOs

Graduates boo corporate executives for praising AI, viewing it as inevitable and mandatory amid limited job prospects and perceived arrogance.
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Higher education
fromFortune
4 days ago

Beyond the diploma: Skills that actually get graduates hired | Fortune

Entry-level pathways are shifting as AI removes roles, raising the skill bar and changing how graduates gain workplace experience.
Online learning
fromeLearning Industry
4 days ago

How To Choose An LMS For Higher Education: A Practical Evaluation Framework For Universities

Evaluate higher education LMS options by institutional context, integrations, accessibility, reporting, adoption, student experience, and governance rather than vendor feature lists.
Higher education
fromFortune
6 days ago

The sound of graduating from college in the AI summer of 2026: boo! | Fortune

AI-focused commencement remarks trigger boos as graduates express fear about job loss and disrespect toward students discouraged from using AI.
Higher education
fromBusiness Insider
1 week ago

College students boo after a 'new AI system' misses names during graduation ceremony

A new AI system misread graduates’ names at a commencement, causing boos, and a human later read the names so students could walk again.
Higher education
fromtheregister
1 week ago

The class of 2026 has heard enough about AI, thanks

Students and Linux communities show growing resistance to LLM evangelism, including booing at commencements and blocking AI-focused initiatives.
Philosophy
fromLGBTQ Nation
1 week ago

Prof Martin Peterson was told not to teach Plato. Here's how he turned it into a free-speech lesson. - LGBTQ Nation

Texas A&M warned a philosophy professor against teaching Plato due to a “Ladder of Love” metaphor labeled “gender ideology,” leading to job change and curriculum adaptation.
Higher education
fromFuturism
1 week ago

Grade Inflation Is Going Nuts as Every Student Is Basically Submitting the Same Essay

AI chatbots increase homework cheating and grade inflation, reducing the value of high GPAs and prompting employers to raise minimum GPA requirements.
#cybersecurity
Information security
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Canvas hack: company pays criminals to delete students' stolen data

Instructure paid hackers to prevent publication of stolen Canvas data, returning it with digital confirmation of destruction and preventing extortion of affected customers.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

U of T, OCAD amongst Ontario universities impacted by Canvas cyber breach | CBC News

Canvas users’ identifying information may have been exposed, but no evidence shows passwords, government, or financial data were taken.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
2 weeks ago

Dutch university disconnects Canvas systems after Instructure hack

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam disconnected Canvas-linked systems after ShinyHunters claimed access to Dutch universities’ Canvas environments and threatened data publication by May 12.
Information security
fromwww.bbc.com
2 weeks ago

Canvas hack: company pays criminals to delete students' stolen data

Instructure paid hackers to prevent publication of stolen Canvas data, returning it with digital confirmation of destruction and preventing extortion of affected customers.
Canada news
fromwww.cbc.ca
2 weeks ago

U of T, OCAD amongst Ontario universities impacted by Canvas cyber breach | CBC News

Canvas users’ identifying information may have been exposed, but no evidence shows passwords, government, or financial data were taken.
Information security
fromTechzine Global
2 weeks ago

Dutch university disconnects Canvas systems after Instructure hack

Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam disconnected Canvas-linked systems after ShinyHunters claimed access to Dutch universities’ Canvas environments and threatened data publication by May 12.
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Portland
fromPortland Mercury
1 week ago

Good Morning, News! PCC President Out, Muji PDX Unionizes, Cuba Out of Oil, and Trump Looks Weak in China Visit - Portland Mercury

Portland news covers PCC leadership separation, PeaceHealth Oregon executive leave, and Muji workers unionizing for improved conditions.
SF politics
fromsfist.com
1 week ago

Day Around the Bay: Former Newsom Aide Pleads Guilty to Fraud Involving Becerra Campaign Funds

A former California political adviser pleaded guilty to felonies tied to diverting campaign funds from a dormant account.
California State University is piloting new 90-credit three-year undergraduate degree programs.
A targeted smash-and-grab robbery involving pepper spray occurred at a shopping center in Concord.
A viral AI-generated video campaign boosted Spencer Pratt’s visibility in the Los Angeles mayoral race.
Trump claimed Xi Jinping congratulated him on successes during a China visit despite disagreements.
Education
fromLos Angeles Times
1 week ago

What Newsom's proposed budget means for education in California

Revised budget funding increases special education support, eases near-term district finances, and adds paid pregnancy disability leave, while higher education funding remains mostly unchanged.
London startup
fromwww.independent.co.uk
1 week ago

King's College London and Cranfield University to merge into new global' institution

King's College London and Cranfield University plan to merge by August 2027, creating a unified global institution with expanded educational and research opportunities.
fromAdvocate.com
1 week ago

The right tried to take down this transgender instructor in Oklahoma. She's staying put.

“I was just existing and doing my job,” Curth told The Advocate this week. “Yet everyone's sort of projecting this idea onto me.”
LGBT
Education
fromTNW | Future-Of-Work
2 weeks ago

How apprenticeship degrees are expanding access to career opportunities

Apprenticeship degrees enable earning while learning, reducing financial barriers and aligning training with employment outcomes.
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

US university's commencement speaker reveals he will pay off students' final-year loans

Anil Kochhar, a North Carolina State University donor, gave graduates of the school's Wilson College of Textiles a lot more than just words of wisdom when he delivered their keynote commencement address recently. The Indian American entrepreneur also announced that he would pay off any student loans taken out by the college's graduating pupils during their senior year. I hope that all of you leave today not only with a degree but with greater freedom to pursue your goals, take risks and build the lives that you've worked so hard to achieve, Kochhar said, prompting loud cheers, applause and a standing ovation from his audience.
Higher education
#cyberattack
Higher education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 weeks ago

California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then came the cyberattack

Canvas outage disrupted access to assignments, tests, course materials, and instructor communication for many California students during midterms and finals.
Education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 weeks ago

UC Berkeley and Peralta system disrupted by cyberattack on Canvas learning platform

Canvas outages during finals disrupted grades, course materials, messaging, and assessments for many schools, with recovery underway and some access still blocked.
Higher education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 weeks ago

California colleges went big on online learning tools. Then came the cyberattack

Canvas outage disrupted access to assignments, tests, course materials, and instructor communication for many California students during midterms and finals.
Education
fromwww.berkeleyside.org
2 weeks ago

UC Berkeley and Peralta system disrupted by cyberattack on Canvas learning platform

Canvas outages during finals disrupted grades, course materials, messaging, and assessments for many schools, with recovery underway and some access still blocked.
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#ai-in-education
Higher education
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Bosses Horrified as "AI Native" College Graduates Hit the Workplace

AI use in colleges is linked to declining critical thinking and literacy, with employers seeking critical thinking over AI-literate STEM skills.
Higher education
fromFuturism
2 weeks ago

Bosses Horrified as "AI Native" College Graduates Hit the Workplace

AI use in colleges is linked to declining critical thinking and literacy, with employers seeking critical thinking over AI-literate STEM skills.
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Higher education
fromKotaku
2 weeks ago

UCF Graduation Speaker Totally Shocked When Students Boo AI

A graduation speaker’s remarks about AI as the next Industrial Revolution drew boos from the audience at a UCF ceremony.
Higher education
fromFast Company
2 weeks ago

I ran HR at Tesla. Here's what the class of 2026 can do to navigate the AI chaos

AI will disrupt specific roles, but degrees provide structural agility that enables strategic career navigation in a rapidly changing labor market.
Higher education
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 weeks ago

Sexual harassment more than twice as prevalent at England's top universities, analysis finds

Sexual harassment prevalence is higher at high-tariff universities and in certain high-entry-grade courses, with reported rates more than doubling versus low-tariff institutions.
Higher education
fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Everyone Is Telling the Same Story About Higher Education. It's Completely Wrong.

Claims of a college closure epidemic are exaggerated; only 49 out of 3,227 nonprofit colleges have closed since 2020.
European startups
fromTechzine Global
3 weeks ago

Dutch universities form committee for digital autonomy

The Committee on Digital Autonomy for Universities aims to reduce dependence on Big Tech and enhance digital sovereignty in Dutch universities.
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