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Scammers have been targeting students for years, but some universities are reporting recent upticks as perpetrators develop workarounds to campus safeguards. When Evan Fandrei got an email that appeared to be from a fellow California State University, Long Beach, student, he didn’t bat an eye. It wasn’t until he opened the message that he began to suspect it wasn’t as innocent as he’d initially assumed. “There were a couple things that threw me off—the way it was worded and the punctuation, spaces between commas and such. Really, really particular things,” said Fandrei, who has f...

Highlights from The Conversation, KCRW-FM’s ‘Press Play,’ Barron’s and others.

The Supreme Court’s decision only explicitly addressed admissions. But legal experts say it could have much broader implications and that colleges would be wise to prepare accordingly. It’s been less than a month since the Supreme Court ruled that affirmative action in admissions was unconstitutional.

Researchers and academics say the ban is preventing vital research into TikTok itself and its influence on society. A Columbia University free speech group sued Texas governor Greg Abbott and other officials Thursday, contending that the ban on using TikTok on state devices and networks is an attack on academic freedom. Calling the ban “unconstitutional,” the lawsuit said that the Texas restriction on the app, which applies to public universities, is “seriously impeding” faculty research on TikTok. The ban prevents faculty from using the app in class, either to teach about TikTok itsel...

On the 1-to-5 Mike Lindell My Pillow Scale, which researchers devised as a measure of career self-destruction, Bob Huggins has received a top rating of five pillows.