"A British billionaire convicted in the US for failing to implement adequate money-laundering controls on his cryptocurrency business is funding a political base in the heart of Westminster used by “anti-woke” and right-wing activists." #antifa #HigherEd #media www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Revealed: a crypto billionaire...
Revealed: a crypto billionaire’s political base hosting ‘anti-woke’ and rightwing activists in Westminster

Pardoned by Trump after violating US banking law, Ben Delo provides funding, networking, and podcasting space for a range of groups, including those with hardline views on migration and abortion

The Guardian
The Debt Relief Paradox: Why Wiping $16bn in Student Loans Masks Universities' Real Crisis

Australia's universities are collapsing financially while the government wiped $16bn in student debt. Federal funding is at historic lows and international student caps deepen the crisis.

The Daily Perspective
If you're a parent thinking of returning to school, Houston City College-Southeast with YMCA Children's Academy offers free childcare during scheduled classes at their Eastside and Felix Fraga campuses! Summer 2026 registration is open + applying to the drop-in childcare program. HCC Registration 🔗 https://www.hccs.edu/campaigns/southeast-college-register-now | Drop-in Childcare Application 🔗 https://app.smartsheet.com/b/form/aed3800ef46a4ee3a5e28ceecd8e486d HCC offers associate's degrees and bachelor degrees, in addition to ESL & GED. #HTX #Houston #parents #HigherEd
Southeast College Register Now | Houston City College (HCC) | Local Focus. Global Reach.

> Unemployed Man Considers Going Back To School To Become AI https://theonion.com/unemployed-man-considers-going-back-to-school-to-become-ai/

#BarelySatire. I'd laugh but certain employer just told us we need to be "learning" #AISlop because "wave of future or something" and "encouraged" to get a #sloperator certificate (i.e. be a shame if you could not keep your job).

#tech #BadEconomy #HigherEd #academia

Unemployed Man Considers Going Back To School To Become AI

PIKEVILLE, KY—Speculating that a new path in life might improve his job prospects, unemployed man Ian Hampel, 36, told reporters Tuesday that he was considering going back to school to become an AI. “I can see the writing on the wall: If I want to stay relevant in the workforce, I’m going to need to […]

The Onion

> Student Use of AI for Homework Rises as Concerns Grow About Critical Thinking Skills https://www.rand.org/news/press/2026/03/student-use-of-ai-for-homework-rises-as-concerns-grow.html

The great #tech that #academia and #HigherEd, including #librarians who should know better, are rushing to embrace and nurture. Oh well.

#AISlop #sloperator #RAND #ThinkTank

"CA Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump Administration’s burdensome new requirements that colleges and universities submit data linking race to admissions, financial aid, and student performance." https://oag.ca.gov/news/press-releases/attorney-general-bonta-secures-court-ruling-temporarily-blocking-trump

#USpol #California #HigherEd #Fascism

Attorney General Bonta Secures Court Ruling Temporarily Blocking Trump Administration's “Fishing Expedition” into Colleges and Universities

OAKLAND — California Attorney General Rob Bonta today issued a statement on a decision by the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts to grant a temporary restraining order blocking the Trump Administration’s burdensome new requirements that colleges and universities submit data linking race to admissions, financial aid, and student performance.

State of California - Department of Justice - Office of the Attorney General

@CornellonFire Meditation action at Cornell: imagine a university degree that is fossil-free. Imagine, resolve, act.

https://www.cornellonfire.org/actionsevents/meditation-action-3-20-2026

#climate #climatecrisis #nvda #action #activism #cornell #highered #universities #ithaca

Meditation Action — Cornell on Fire

Get enlightened at an unusual meditation for a fossil-free degree. Super exclusive, but you’re invited! Join a contemplative satire of Cornell’s morally reprehensible ties to fossil-fuel funding and call for Cornell’s dissociation from corrupting fossil-fuel money in research, donations, and retirem

Cornell on Fire
The Quiet Recovery: More Australian Students Are Staying in School

High school completion rates are rising for the first time in years. STEM degree starts up 8-9%. What's driving this education turnaround?

The Daily Perspective
Find out what's happening on your campus & others when it comes to "inclusive access" programs. We've collected automatic textbook billing contracts between #highered institutions & vendors, equipping advocates w/ info to work in the best interest of students. https://sparcopen.org/our-work/automatic-textbook-billing/contract-library/
Textbook Billing Contract Library - SPARC

"Inclusive access" comes with a lot of fine print. Explore the details of more than 70 contracts for automatic textbook billing from U.S. institutions.

SPARC

Applied for jobs at two more night schools.

Teaching #archaeology at a night school actually makes much more constructive societal sense than teaching it at a university. Because night-school students don't go into debt to be there, and they don't expect to get a job in archaeology one day.

"All #highered is valuable even if it doesn't get you a job" is the perspective of people with inherited wealth. For the rest of us, it means debt and an opportunity cost.