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fromArs Technica
1 day ago

Why are top university websites serving porn? It comes down to shoddy housekeeping.

Universities often neglect DNS record maintenance, leading to hijacked subdomains that can appear in search results.
Silicon Valley
fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

The Stanford Inside Stanford

Stanford University fosters a unique environment where young entrepreneurs receive significant investment and mentorship from venture capitalists, shaping future tech leaders.
#ai-in-education
Education
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

What Will It Take to Get A.I. Out of Schools?

A growing number of parents and educators oppose the integration of A.I. in education, viewing it as manipulative and deceptive.
Higher education
fromNature
4 days ago

Don't let your students use AI as a ghostwriter

AI-generated research proposals may appear polished but often lack deep understanding and critical thinking.
#diversity
Law
fromAbove the Law
2 days ago

Companies Are Quietly Killing Their Law Firm Diversity Mandates - Above the Law

Corporate America is retracting diversity commitments to law firms, undermining progress in the legal profession.
fromState of the Planet
2 days ago

Why Climate Work Is Community Work

"The responders weren't just FEMA, it was people taking up direct collections for food, for clothing; it was a community response."
Online Community Development
SF parents
fromPadailypost
2 days ago

DA ordered to release fundraising records related to Stanford protesters

A judge ordered the release of fundraising records related to DA Jeff Rosen's prosecution of pro-Palestinian protesters at Stanford.
fromNews 12 - Long Island
3 days ago

CUNY staff, local leaders rally in Downtown Brooklyn over unsafe building conditions

"The health and safety of our students, faculty and staff is CUNY's top priority. That's why, over the past two years, the University has invested $850 million in our facilities, completing or advancing more than 100 projects."
Brooklyn
Non-profit organizations
fromNature
4 days ago

Meeting the moment: how scientific philanthropies are expanding their reach

Federal funding cuts in 2025 prompted increased reliance on philanthropic funding for research and development in the US.
#harvard-university
Marketing tech
fromAdExchanger
4 days ago

The Tech Lab's New Programmatic Governance Council Is So Over All The Ad Tech Drama | AdExchanger

IAB Tech Lab formed the Programmatic Governance Council to address transparency issues in the $200 billion programmatic ad market.
Boston
fromBoston.com
4 days ago

POST decertifies former Brandeis officer accused of negligence in student's 2023 death

Kimberly Carter faces accusations of mishandling a report related to Eli Stuart's death, leading to her decertification as a police officer.
fromThe New Yorker
5 days ago

Body-Slamming the Department of Education

McMahon is familiar with organizations built around an increasingly unstable man who is a genius at spinning story lines that inflame the crowd and damage enemies and institutions but, if you think too hard about them, don't necessarily add up to a coherent narrative.
SF politics
US politics
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

What it will take to turn things around - Harvard Gazette

The U.S. needs a unifying leader and a functional government to address political divisiveness and foreign policy issues.
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
2 days ago

Chapel Hill Keeps Refusing to Release $1.2M Report on SCiLL

The university said it selected the international law firm K&L Gates last summer to review 'allegations and concerns' regarding the school. Over more than seven months, the review team analyzed hundreds of thousands of documents and interviewed dozens of people.
Higher education
Education
fromThe New Yorker
2 days ago

Can We Get A.I. Out of Schools?

A.I. tools are rapidly being adopted in K-12 education, raising concerns about their impact on learning and teaching practices.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
2 days ago

US professors sue university over arrest during pro-Palestine protest

The judicial system would find that Emory failed to protect its students, to protect its staff, to protect the educational mission of the university, said philosophy professor Noelle McAfee, one of the plaintiffs.
Social justice
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

amNewYork Law The Docket: Meet the new New York State Bar Association executive director | amNewYork

Kathy Suchocki stated, 'Managing the largest voluntary state bar association in the nation is an extraordinary opportunity. I thank President Sweet, the working group and the Executive Committee for the faith they have placed in me.'
Law
Philosophy
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

What makes a good student - Harvard Gazette

Curiosity, rigorous thinking, integrity, and knowing when enough is enough are key qualities of successful students.
Higher education
fromwww.amny.com
2 days ago

Op-Ed | Celebrating 25 years of Macaulay Honors College's impact on NY | amNewYork

Macaulay Honors College provides a rigorous education with a focus on community engagement and experiential learning for high-achieving students.
#columbia-university
fromNew York Post
2 months ago
Higher education

Columbia 'punishing' graduating class for anti-Israel protests by moving ceremony, students claim: 'So evil'

fromNew York Post
2 months ago
Higher education

Columbia 'punishing' graduating class for anti-Israel protests by moving ceremony, students claim: 'So evil'

Portland
fromFortune
3 weeks 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.
fromCornell Chronicle
3 days ago

Black Student Empowerment awarded 2026 Perkins Prize | Cornell Chronicle

"You bring your experiences, your identities and your perspectives - yes, to the classroom, but to everything you do. All the activities, all the conversations on and off campus, and each discussion you have in all those settings, is an opportunity to discover and nurture shared values."
Higher education
#higher-education
Higher education
fromFortune
3 days ago

Yale asked the right question. Now the rest of higher education owes an answer | Fortune

Public confidence in higher education has significantly declined, with a need for honest engagement to address the crisis.
Higher education
fromFortune
3 days ago

Yale asked the right question. Now the rest of higher education owes an answer | Fortune

Public confidence in higher education has significantly declined, with a need for honest engagement to address the crisis.
Higher education
fromFast Company
5 days ago

This university leader has advice for his corporate counterparts

Daniel Diermeier's leadership at Vanderbilt University focuses on avoiding politicization and adhering to core purposes, resulting in increased applications and selectivity.
fromHarvard Gazette
4 weeks 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
Higher education
fromNature
3 days ago

Academics demand apology for scientist investigated for China ties but never charged

University leaders face pressure to apologize for their treatment of Jane Ying Wu, a neuroscientist who died by suicide after an investigation.
Higher education
fromAbove the Law
3 days ago

Kentucky Law School's Dean Fight Is A Dumpster Fire - Above the Law

Law school deans balance academic leadership with fundraising and managing bureaucracy, often prioritizing fundraising over faculty preferences in dean selections.
Healthcare
fromGothamist
1 month 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.
fromAbove the Law
4 days ago

Ranking The Best Law School Buildings In America (2026) - Above the Law

The National Jurist's preLaw Magazine recently released its ranking of the best law buildings, highlighting not just the way the schools look, but the way they support how students study, collaborate, and train for their future careers.
Higher education
fromInside Higher Ed | Higher Education News, Events and Jobs
4 days ago

Tennessee Bill on Faculty Disciplinary Procedures Now Law

"Under this bill, prior to termination or suspension based on an allegation of misconduct, a tenured or non-tenured faculty member is only entitled to a written notice of the grounds for termination or suspension and an opportunity to be heard by the institution's chief academic officer or chief executive officer."
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.
#academic-freedom
Left-wing politics
fromAlgemeiner.com
1 month ago

New York Judge Overturns Disciplinary Sanctions for Columbia University Students Who Occupied Hamilton Hall

A New York judge overturned Columbia University's disciplinary sanctions against 22 students who illegally occupied Hamilton Hall during pro-Palestine protests, ruling the university's actions were arbitrary and capricious.
#accreditation
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Why Did ICE Take a Columbia Student?

This morning at approximately 6:30 a.m., federal agents from the Department of Homeland Security entered a Columbia Residential building and detained a student. Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.'
US politics
Higher education
fromHarvard Gazette
1 week ago

'This is not about Harvard. It is about higher education.' - Harvard Gazette

The partnership between U.S. universities and government is threatened, risking a brain drain similar to post-war Europe.
#jeffrey-epstein
US news
fromNOTUS
1 month ago

Columbia University Student Released After Mamdani Pushes Trump

Columbia University student Elmina Aghayeva was detained by federal immigration agents in a university residential building and subsequently released after President Trump personally informed NYC Mayor Mamdani of her imminent release.
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.
Higher education
fromNature
2 weeks ago

Should academic misconduct be catalogued? Proposed US database sparks debate

Creating a national database of researchers guilty of misconduct could prevent them from securing new academic positions.
US news
fromThe Washington Post
1 month ago

ICE officers arrest student inside Columbia University housing

DHS agents misrepresented their identities and impersonated NYPD with fake badges to detain a student at Columbia University housing.
Higher education
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Unmaking of the American University

Research universities face existential threats as the Trump Administration weaponizes federal funding cuts and compliance demands, forcing institutions to choose between their missions and government favor.
fromCbsnews
1 month ago

Columbia student detained by DHS agents who made "misrepresentations" to enter building, university president says

Our understanding at this time is that the federal agents made misrepresentations to gain entry to the building to search for a 'missing person.' We are working to gather more details. It is important to reiterate that all law enforcement agents must have a judicial warrant or judicial subpoena to access non-public areas of the University, including housing, classrooms, and areas requiring CUID swipe access.
Higher education
Higher education
fromCornell Chronicle
2 months 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.
Higher education
fromFortune
2 months ago

How Jeffrey Epstein exploited colleges' 'tremendous drive to acquire money' | Fortune

Universities rely heavily on federal funding but also accept private donations, which raises ethical concerns when donors like Jeffrey Epstein are involved.
fromAxios
2 months ago

Epstein revelations spur calls to scrape Lutnick's name from college library

Lutnick said in a 2025 podcast interview that he had cut ties with Epstein in 2005, three years before Epstein's conviction in a Florida state court. But recently released Justice Department documents indicate that Lutnick and members of his family had lunch with Epstein on a boat at Epstein's Caribbean island in 2012.
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