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Buzzy UCSD Math Readiness Report Failed to Mention Calculator Ban

Instead, the authors pinned the change on COVID-19 and an increase in low-income student enrollments. It’s unclear whether they knew about the calculator policy change.

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UNC Board OKs Definition of What Academic Freedom Is, and Isn’t

The university system dropped proposed language saying teaching “clearly unrelated to the course description” wouldn’t be protected. The AAUP remained opposed.

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Agentic AI Can Complete Whole Courses for Students. Now What?

A young tech entrepreneur launched the tool Einstein this week, marketing it as a way to free students from busywork—and triggering robust faculty debate. Einstein’s creator says that was the whole point.

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ED’s DEI Guidance Is Dead, but Trump’s Crackdown Isn’t

Diversity advocates say the courts have been clear—Trump has no justification to ban DEI. But other legal experts say the administration has plenty of other tools it can use to accomplish the same goal.

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NSF Plans to Boost Staffing, Halve Grant Solicitations

Following last year’s cuts, the chief management officer of the federal research funding agency says its number of employees is “too low.”

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UF Will Temporarily Pause Out-of-State Transfers

The University of Florida will briefly pause transfers from out of state in order to “better balance UF’s resident and...
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WashU to Acquire Nearby University

Washington University in St. Louis plans to expand its health-care offerings through the acquisition of nearby University of Health Sciences...
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A Closer Look at Faculty Political Diversity

Liberal faculty members consistently outnumber conservative faculty members in faculty surveys, according to a review of faculty political diversity studies...