Columbia University’s interim president, Katrina Armstrong, stepped down on Friday, one week after the university accepted a roster of demands from the Trump administration. The university immediately named Claire Shipman, the co-chair of its board of trustees, as its acting president. The Trump administration moved this month to cancel about $400 million in grants and
Could you have ADHD? A simple two minute test used by the NHS could help spot signs of the behavioural disorder. Developed by the World Health Organisation (WHO) and experts from Harvard Medical School, the screening tool is comprised of 18 questions that ask about a participant’s attention span, level of restlessness and organisation skills.  Those who
Georgetown Law School came under fire for its blistering response to a pregnant student to who asked to take one of her exams early to avoid clashing with her scheduled due date. Brittany Lovely says school administrators told her on a call ‘motherhood is not for the faint of heart ‘ as she asked for
A prestigious US university has recorded a sharp fall in admissions from minorities following a Supreme Court decision to end affirmative action. The Massachusetts Institute of Technology said 16% of its new intake identify as from a minority – down 10 percentage points in one year. Black enrolment fell from 15% to 5%. The Supreme