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Contract cheaters threatened blackmail via social media posts

Sting Operation Fools a Proctoring Service—and Results in Blackmail Attempt

A staff member at a Florida college, posing as a student, hires a contract cheating firm to test the institution’s systems for preventing fraud. The outcome offers lessons for instructors and students as virtual learning expands.

Sleep Resets the Brain’s Operating System: Academic Minute

Today on the Academic Minute: Keith Hengen, assistant professor in the department of biology at Washington University in St. Louis...

Helping Learners Plan Their Path Through College: Key Podcast

This week’s episode of The Key podcast explores the “guided pathways” model, which hundreds of community colleges have embraced to...
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Cardona Urges Governors to Prepare for FAFSA Delays

Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona sent a letter to state governors on Monday urging them to prepare for the consequences...
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Higher Ed Pay for Many Exceeds Inflation Rate

Despite getting raises this year, faculty and staff buying power is lower than it was before the pandemic.

Texas Governor Calls for New Policies on Antisemitism

Texas governor Greg Abbott has signed an executive order requiring public institutions of higher education in the state to update...

Vanderbilt Police Arrest Student Protesters, Journalist

Vanderbilt University police arrested students and one local reporter Wednesday, following student protests concerning divestment from Israel, The Tennessean reported...
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University of Kentucky President Proposes to Strip Faculty Body’s Power

Eli Capilouto released a “draft of principles” Wednesday that would dissolve the University Senate and replace it with an advisory group.