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Direct Medical Programs, also known as BS/MD or BS/DO programs, are an attractive option for high school seniors committed to a career in medicine. Once admitted, students are guaranteed a spot in the partnered medical school if they meet all program requirements. Highly competitive, these Direct Medical Programs typically admit just a few students each […]

The higher education community has an unlimited capacity for doomsaying. To be honest, it’s mostly those who sit outside the schools – people who are reading tea leaves but lack genuine insight into much of anything. Those voices tend to be the loudest. Though, on occasion, their talking points do echo from institutional offices. For

While working for years as a public high school biology teacher in Utah, JeVonne Tanner grew increasingly frustrated by the constraints of a conventional classroom. She valued her colleagues and appreciated the mentorship they provided—and adored the young people in her classes—but the intense focus on teaching to the test wore on her. “I loved

Qualifying borrowers have until Dec. 31, 2023, to fill out the online form to get up to $20,000 in federal student debt canceled. WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden announced Monday that the online application to cancel federal student debt is available. The form — which can be found at StudentAid.gov — is available in English and Spanish, and it

“These actions were wrong. They were damaging. And they were unacknowledged for too long,” Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne said in a letter to the Stanford community. Stanford University apologized Wednesday for limiting Jewish student admissions during the 1950s — a practice that the school had long denied. Stanford President Marc Tessier-Lavigne issued the apology after a task

The peer review process is a cornerstone of modern scholarship. Before new work is published in an academic journal, experts scrutinise the evidence, research and arguments to make sure they stack up. However, many authors, reviewers and editors have problems with the way the modern peer review system works. It can be slow, opaque and cliquey, and

Jessica Wade began writing Wikipedia biographies about women and minority scientists who never got their due — from employers, from other scientists, from the public. When Jessica Wade was invited to Buckingham Palace to receive the prestigious British Empire Medal, she stood out for being a young woman honored for her contributions to science. Ironically,

Speaking at the University of Michigan, Wray also said Chinese Americans are “in the crosshairs of the Chinese government,” which tries to recruit them. Speaking at one of America’s leading public universities, FBI Director Christopher Wray offered a full-throated defense Friday of the Justice Department’s efforts to investigate and prosecute academic fraud linked to China, saying

The decision was a boon for Republicans who’ve been reeling since Biden announced the $400 billion plan this summer. A federal judge in Texas blocked President Joe Biden’s student loan cancellation plan on Thursday evening, ruling that the effort to erase hundreds of billions of dollars in debt exceeds his executive authority and must be

Last week, the United States announced an updated policy guidance on open access that will substantially expand public access to science not just in America, but worldwide. As per the guidance, all US federal agencies must put in place policies and plans so anyone anywhere can immediately and freely access the peer-reviewed publications and data arising from