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Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. The National Institutes of Health reached a settlement last week with 16 states over delayed reviews of research grant applications representing potentially billions of dollars for university and other institutions’ projects.  The Dec. 29 settlement follows nine months of litigation between state attorneys general and the Trump administration after NIH withheld final decisions on hundreds of grants and “took the unprecedented step of canceling upcoming meetings for the agency’s review panels and delaying the scheduling of future meetings,” according to a Dec.…

I didn’t think the world needed another review of Enshittification, Cory Doctorow’s new book on why internet platforms decay so quickly, until I read the book. Yes, dear reader, I spent a part of the holiday break by the tree, in a comfy chair, reading a nonfiction tirade with a smiling poop emoji on the cover. In 2025, that doesn’t even qualify as odd. The other reviews I’ve seen do a good job of summarizing the first part of Doctorow’s argument, but they either skip or misunderstand the second part. The two make sense together. The first part, which is…

You are here: Home / Scholarships / Margot Bogner Memorial Scholarship 2026 (Deadline: June 2, 2026) January 5, 2026 By The FinancialAidFinder Scholarship Team Who Can Apply: Margot Bogner strived for excellence in all her endeavors. From her academic achievements, athletic competitions, charity events, and even simple tailgate parties, Margot desired to enjoy the most out of life and worked to help others accomplish the same. With a yearning to be an attorney she maintained a high GPA in her studies to achieve entry into law school, yet still found time to participate in annual events to raise money for…

The new Herbert Wertheim Center for Business Excellence. Florida State University has received a $65 million gift to elevate the College of Business and establish several related endowed funds. The commitment is the largest philanthropic endowment gift in the university’s history and the second-largest philanthropic gift FSU has ever received. It comes from Herbert Wertheim, “a billionaire optometrist, inventor, businessman, philanthropist and the founder and president of Brain Power Incorporated (BPI), the world’s largest manufacturer of optical tints,” according to the university’s announcement. The business college, which is celebrating its 75th anniversary as an independent unit, is moving into a new…

In the fall of 2004, with the 9/11 terrorist attacks and Iraq War fresh in their minds, middle-schoolers at New York City’s Bank Street School for Children held a mock presidential election.  The rules were simple: Only eighth-graders could run. Seventh-graders could vote, but “had to just sit and watch,” as former student John McAuliff remembers, playing as special interest groups. The seventh-graders weren’t having it. Eighth-graders that fall “weren’t interested in politics,” recalled classmate Evan Roth Smith. “Meanwhile, our year was just chock full of, as it turned out, people who were already obsessed with politics.” Among them was…

Matriculated undergraduate students in the School of Arts & Sciences, The Malcolm Baldrige School of Business, and the John P. Burke School of Public Service and Education who demonstrate excellence by earning a grade point average of at least 3.50 in a degree program, while carrying between 6 and 11 credits in one semester or two terms, will be named to the Provost’s List for that period. Students earning a grade less than C, IN, P, or W during this period are not eligible. To be eligible for the Provost’s List, a student must be in an undergraduate degree program.…

Get stories like this delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for The 74 Newsletter When it comes to school communication, every message matters. One unclear email can set off a chain reaction of confusion with parents calling schools for clarification, teachers repeatedly fielding the same questions and administrators racing to get ahead of a misunderstanding. But a clear, consistent message can do the opposite: It can calm a community. At McDowell County Schools in North Carolina, we’ve learned that trust grows slowly, through hundreds of small, predictable moments, each one rooted in how schools communicate with families, staff and…

Maaike Niekerk, The Daily Illini People flocked to Starbucks in early November to get their hands on the most desirable holiday item — a glass “bearista” cup.

AI Is Already Reshaping L&D From The Bottom Up AI in L&D has crossed from experiment to expectation. 87% of teams already use it, and only 2% have no adoption plans. If you wait, you’ll fall behind. In this article, I’ll show the evidence of this tipping point, what it means for your team, and the moves to make now. So you can scale with confidence. About The Research The insights in this article come from the AI in Learning & Development Report 2026, a global study conducted by Synthesia in partnership with Dr. Philippa Hardman. The research gathered 421…

Why AI Is Reshaping Workplace Learning Workplace learning is changing fast, and L&D teams are feeling the pressure. Employees expect training to be relevant, engaging, and easily accessible, while leaders want programs that scale quickly and deliver tangible results. At the same time, L&D managers and corporate trainers are asked to do more with fewer resources. This is where AI prompts for corporate trainers are starting to reshape how workplace learning is designed and delivered. Instead of spending hours building content from scratch, trainers can use AI to speed up everyday tasks while staying focused on what matters most: helping…