Universities - overseas

Cambridge abandons plans to fully investigate its hiring of Jason Arday

Arday, 41, a professor, died in August amid intense scrutiny of his biography and a deluge of personal, sometimes racist, taunts online

Erased by AI: Stanford swops Hispanic student for black woman in campus photo

An AI-altered photo (bottom) shows Billy Ramirez on the far right replaced by an image of a black woman.

An MIT report warns AI is causing ‘cognitive surrender’ and universities are in a bind

FILE PHOTO: Words "AI Artificial Inteligence", keyboard, and a robotic hand in this illustration taken June 5, 2026. REUTERS/DadThe MIT report crystallised some of the thinking in higher education about AI, but top administrators have been embroiled in debates for several years.o Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

‘Kirkversary’ Berkeley event on anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s draws federal criticism

The controversy over such events as “Kirkversary” touches on the fraught debate about what speech goes too far on a college campus.

Mahmoud Khalil sues Columbia for alleged failure to protect pro-Palestinian students

Pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil speaking at a press conference outside Columbia University on Sept 14.

Australia’s scrapping of university deals with China prompts security debate

The Australian government abruptly terminated a collaboration between the Australian National University in Canberra and Shandong University in China.

There’s really only one way to stop students from cheating with AI

We need to get at the root of the problem by changing students’ underlying motivations, says the writer.

Trump administration seeks to restrict internships for international students

It resulted in some schools, including the University of California, Los Angeles, pausing certain applications for work authorisations for international students.

While You Were Sleeping: 5 stories you might have missed, Aug 23, 2026

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney speaking at a press conference in Ottawa on Aug 22, after trade talks with the US collapsed.

US envoy to Belgium condemns suspension of academic in Jason Arday case

US Ambassador to Belgium Bill White has denounced the suspension of a US academic who led plagiarism accusations against Cambridge University professor Jason Arday, who was found dead on Aug 14 after resigning over the scandal.

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