higher education Brigham Young professor told not to give fake urine to his students to drink Mark Frauenfelder

puzzles My trip through the Starmaze: a world in the 9th dimension Jane Frauenfelder

education You can major in cannabis at this university. Officially. David Pescovitz

education Students at elite Shanghai university protest the removal of "freedom of thought" from the school charter Cory Doctorow

late stage capitalism NYC paid McKinsey $27.5m to reduce violence at Riker's, producing useless recommendations backed by junk evidence Cory Doctorow

ice ICE arrested 250 foreign-born people for the most heinous of crimes: pursuing higher education Thom Dunn

florida Student body president at University of Florida is facing impeachment proceedings over payments to Donald Trump Jr Thom Dunn

late stage capitalism The poorest half of Americans have nothing left, so now the 1%'s growth comes from the upper middle class Cory Doctorow

class war Chicago teachers declare victory after 11-day strike Cory Doctorow

betsy devos Federal judge dangles jail time in front of Betsy DeVos Thom Dunn

News Americans lack basic digital security and privacy knowledge, survey finds Xeni Jardin

Business Piketty on the "Brahmin left" and the "merchant right" Cory Doctorow

class war California to force NCAA to pay athletes Cory Doctorow

class war NYT calls for an end to legacy college admissions Cory Doctorow

christ what an asshole Robert Bork is the architect of the inequality crisis Cory Doctorow

jeffrey epstein Jeffrey Epstein gave dirty money to cops, but also Harvard, Ohio State, science & technology institutions Xeni Jardin

media theory The reporter on the NYT's Bernie Sanders beat consistently fails to identify her sources as corporate lobbyists Cory Doctorow

health The widening health gap between America's rich and poor is the result of worse health for the poor, not better health for the rich Cory Doctorow

peer review Improving Q&As with peer-review Cory Doctorow

elections Bernie Sanders will use a tax on Wall Street speculators to wipe out $1.6 trillion in US student debt Cory Doctorow