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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), depression and anxiety soared by a full 25% during the surge of COVID-19 cases and subsequent quarantines and lockdowns. Experts have long said that diagnoses of mental health...

Recently, CBC reported on the increased plagiarism allegations at Memorial University of Newfoundland. The use of AI tools such as ChatGPT and Grammarly may seem innocuous enough, and students may be using them to assist with...

In the MeToo era, we’ve all gotten used to hearing stories about powerful men taking advantage of and sexually assaulting women with less power. But, as Dr. John Abraham’s recent $15 million legal victory over Thomas...

When a young adult heads off to college, it is with the understanding that the school has an obligation to provide a safe learning experience. For the most part, this is true — but where does that obligation end?  ...

If you are a student at a private school that receives no federal funding, you may be aware that you likely have fewer rights under federal laws like the anti-discrimination law Title IX. Title IX and other federal rights laws...

Many colleges and universities offer programs in entrepreneurship and encourage students to use their degrees to help them start and run new businesses. The encouragement, however, doesn’t always extend to running a business...

Special education is a disproportionately costly feature of public and private education, but for good reason. Personalized education services, therapies, and specialized training can allow students to thrive within the...

A number of educators who have posted adult content to their OnlyFans sites have been reported to their schools, resulting in lost jobs and the potential for litigation. Schools find themselves in a difficult position in these...

Officials of the United States Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE) have just invalidated exam scores for up to 1,000 Nepalese medical students seeking licensure in the U.S. Exam officials accuse those Nepalese medical students...

It’s not unusual to read news stories about college students using OnlyFans to provide them with income while they attend school. The online service allows content creators of all types to charge subscribers for monthly...

We generally associate “hazing” with undergraduates. The word conjures images of wild fraternity parties, massive amounts of alcohol, and enormous paddles with Greek symbols on them. The fact is that hazing happens in graduate...

Undergraduates, graduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and faculty members engaged in federally funded research at colleges and universities across the country should be aware of proposed changes—the first since 2005—to the...

Starting at a new school can be an exciting but challenging experience for any student. Adjusting to a new environment, making new friends, and managing academics can be overwhelming. Unfortunately, sometimes, things don’t...

Many colleges and universities nationwide have done the long, arduous work of earning the public’s trust and gaining a reputation as a reputable research institution. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard,...

In the age of violent attacks at school, many agree that a school may be justified in expelling a student who makes offensive or inflammatory social media posts on their own accounts. But should a school be able to expel a student...

Over the past year, AI assistants (such as ChatGPT, an OpenAI product) have been in the news for many controversies, including whether they should be allowed in academic settings. One way that educators have attempted to curtail...

The recent resignation of Harvard President Claudine Gay because of allegations of plagiarism has sent shockwaves through academia and reignited the debate around what counts as authorship and what is intellectual theft. Dr....

Over the past decade, Yale University has experienced a significant increase in high grades. In the last academic year, almost 80% of undergraduates received A’s or A-minuses, raising the mean grade-point average to 3.7 out...

Schools have an obligation to protect the students in their care. Period. Yes, a school’s primary function is to educate children, but no school can perform that function if it doesn’t first establish an environment...

A series of recent news stories have exposed a number of problems in Stockton, California school districts, particularly the Stockton Unified District. Among the problems, parents there claim that students with disabilities...