Higher education
fromThe Atlantic
5 days agoSoftware Ate My Homework
A global Canvas outage from a ransomware attack halted course operations and intensified student anxiety about deadlines, submissions, and grading penalties.
When I got the invitation, my friends were like, call in sick. Don't go. You're going to get booed. But my response was a little different. I felt like, give me those kids for 15 minutes because I'm a mom and I'm a Columbia alum, and I was just concerned about the level of negativity and rancor.
Young people in line for good degrees from good Russell Group universities, who have for years obediently jumped through every hoop provided, are working in bars, going travelling, or despondently applying to companies.