Feed MRSS-S Noticias, english.elpais.com, education en-us https://english.elpais.com Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:06:31 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-20/promising-young-woman-a-prescient-film-about-how-elite-universities-shield-rapists.html Tue, 20 Oct 2026 14:06:31 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-20/promising-young-woman-a-prescient-film-about-how-elite-universities-shield-rapists.html Marita Alonso How could a prestigious university possibly ruin a promising man’s future for having abused a woman? The question—which may sound absurd—is posed both in reality and in film How could a prestigious university possibly ruin a promising man’s future for having abused a woman? The question—which may sound absurd—is posed both in reality and in film Carey Mulligan Machismo Movimiento #MeToo Cordon Press (EL PAÍS) Carey Mulligan Carey Mulligan in 'Promising Young Woman.' Carey Mulligan in 'Promising Young Woman.' <p>You may have come across various reels in your Instagram feed over the past few weeks featuring the film <i>Promising Young Woman</i>, a feature in which Carey Mulligan plays a woman who takes revenge on the allies of rape culture, fully aware that her vendetta will cut short her promising future. The reason Emerald Fennell’s movie has returned to the <i>zeitgeist</i> six years after its release is that it bears striking similarities to the Cornell case, in which a former student at that prestigious university reported she had been gang-raped and assaulted by seven members of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-10-02/cornell-abolish-your-fraternities.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-10-02/cornell-abolish-your-fraternities.html">the Chi Phi fraternity</a>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-20/promising-young-woman-a-prescient-film-about-how-elite-universities-shield-rapists.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-19/the-time-of-avatars-in-the-classroom-has-arrived-harvard-clones-its-faculty.html Mon, 19 Oct 2026 10:58:10 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-19/the-time-of-avatars-in-the-classroom-has-arrived-harvard-clones-its-faculty.html Luis Enrique Velasco The university’s business school and Imperial College London create AI digital replicas of some of their professors. Concerns center mainly on intellectual property and the fear that AI will attribute words to them they do not agree with The university’s business school and Imperial College London create AI digital replicas of some of their professors. Concerns center mainly on intellectual property and the fear that AI will attribute words to them they do not agree with Universidad Harvard ICL Avatar Vídeo HBS FOUNDRY (EL PAÍS) NEGOCIOS 18/10/2026 CARRERAS Avatar of Professor Jim Matheson, of the Harvard Business School. Avatar of Professor Jim Matheson, of the Harvard Business School. <p>David Shrier has not always controlled his image. When this university lecturer left the institution where he had taught, the school continued using his face to promote an online entrepreneurship course with videos he had recorded, and without paying him. He had to hire a lawyer to have them removed from the internet. But the idea did not disappear after the lawsuit. Today Shrier teaches at Imperial Business School in London and he has <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html">a digital replica</a> that answers his students’ questions at any time of the day. They call it Davatar. “What I know is that now my name, my image and my appearance belong to me,” he says.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-19/the-time-of-avatars-in-the-classroom-has-arrived-harvard-clones-its-faculty.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-13/fujimoris-school-discipline-in-peru-boys-must-have-short-haircuts-no-dyed-hair-or-makeup-for-girls.html Tue, 13 Oct 2026 13:30:53 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-13/fujimoris-school-discipline-in-peru-boys-must-have-short-haircuts-no-dyed-hair-or-makeup-for-girls.html Américo Zambrano The president announces new rules banning mobile phones during class: ‘Order must return not only to the streets. It must also come back to our classrooms’ The president announces new rules banning mobile phones during class: ‘Order must return not only to the streets. It must also come back to our classrooms’ Perú Lima Alberto Fujimori Keiko Fujimori Rodrigo Abd (AP) PERÚ-ESTUDIANTES-EDUCACION Murui students at a secondary school in Centro Arenal, Peru, in May 2024. Murui students at a secondary school in Centro Arenal, Peru, in May 2024. <p>In Peru’s public schools, law and order starts with one’s hair. Male students will be required to keep their hair short and female students will have to forget about hair dye and makeup. There will also be rules about skirt length and the use of cellphones during class. <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-28/keiko-fujimori-takes-office-as-president-of-peru-with-the-promise-of-a-safe-prosperous-and-united-country.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-07-28/keiko-fujimori-takes-office-as-president-of-peru-with-the-promise-of-a-safe-prosperous-and-united-country.html">President Keiko Fujimori</a> on Monday announced new school discipline regulations that restore expulsions for serious offenses and reintroduce grades for conduct. The government says the goal is to combat violence and harassment in the classrooms.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-10-13/fujimoris-school-discipline-in-peru-boys-must-have-short-haircuts-no-dyed-hair-or-makeup-for-girls.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-05/cornell-case-an-institutional-betrayal-of-victims-in-the-post-metoo-era.html Mon, 05 Oct 2026 08:39:23 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-05/cornell-case-an-institutional-betrayal-of-victims-in-the-post-metoo-era.html Paola Nagovitch The handling of a former student’s allegation that she was gang-raped two years ago highlights how educational and judicial institutions often fail the victims and protect the perpetrators The handling of a former student’s allegation that she was gang-raped two years ago highlights how educational and judicial institutions often fail the victims and protect the perpetrators Movimiento #MeToo Universidad Standford América Machismo Lauren Petracca (REUTERS) Student assembly at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York Students at the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. Students at the campus of Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. <p>Ten years ago, Brock Turner, a student-athlete at Stanford University in California, was convicted of three felonies for sexual assault against an unconscious woman whom he attacked, in front of witnesses, behind a trash container after a fraternity party on campus.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-10-05/cornell-case-an-institutional-betrayal-of-victims-in-the-post-metoo-era.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-10-02/cornell-abolish-your-fraternities.html Fri, 02 Oct 2026 11:08:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-10-02/cornell-abolish-your-fraternities.html Joseph Paz-Soldán The case surrounding the ‘Cornell 7′ is as lurid as it gets; whether or not these men face prosecution, it will not change the structural issue with Greek life The case surrounding the ‘Cornell 7′ is as lurid as it gets; whether or not these men face prosecution, it will not change the structural issue with Greek life América Estados Unidos Kazajistán Matt Rourke (AP Photo/Matt Rourke) Cornell Investigation Student Forum Student meeting at Cornell in Ithaca (New York) on Thursday. Student meeting at Cornell in Ithaca (New York) on Thursday. <p>In recent weeks, I have received messages from Kazakhstan to Peru about the alleged sexual assault on Cornell’s campus. As a Cornell student, I’ve tried to defend the university due to the quality of the faculty and the amazing possibilities for research, but I cannot do it in good faith any longer. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/opinion/2026-10-02/cornell-abolish-your-fraternities.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-27/from-mamdanis-veto-to-enthusiasm-in-estonia-schools-around-the-world-are-grappling-with-the-use-of-ai.html Sun, 27 Sep 2026 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-27/from-mamdanis-veto-to-enthusiasm-in-estonia-schools-around-the-world-are-grappling-with-the-use-of-ai.html Archie Willis The Baltic country’s minister of education proposes ‘redesigning the learning process, taking into account that students are already using AI at home’ The Baltic country’s minister of education proposes ‘redesigning the learning process, taking into account that students are already using AI at home’ Estonia Zohran Mamdani ChatGPT OpenAI China Los Ángeles MediaNews Group/Los Angeles Daily News via Getty Images (MediaNews Group via Getty Images) A sixth-grade student at Pacoima Middle School, in Los Angeles, California, on September 11, 2026. A sixth-grade student at Pacoima Middle School, in Los Angeles, California, on September 11, 2026. <p>Sandra Martinez Roe, a mother in Los Angeles, hopes that her son will never use <a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2024-03-10/education-in-the-age-of-ai.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/education/2024-03-10/education-in-the-age-of-ai.html">artificial intelligence (AI) in school</a>. “I’m not going to let my children be guinea pigs,” she tells EL PAÍS over the phone. The city’s school board granted her wish, at least temporarily, a couple of weeks ago: the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) has banned AI from public classrooms this school year.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-09-27/from-mamdanis-veto-to-enthusiasm-in-estonia-schools-around-the-world-are-grappling-with-the-use-of-ai.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/NIEA3FHFS5HA7NYPMPOLMIQC4M.jpg?auth=ad9e3445c8fce224f21c0e33cba0c50ad9f8628a03a26b4814ccf5b5168aaf99" width="2698" height="1518" alt="Kristina Kallas, Estonia’s minister of education, pictured at the Duquessa de Cardona hotel in Barcelona on April 10, 2026."></img> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-29/there-is-no-flexibility-international-students-in-the-us-discouraged-by-new-visa-limits.html Wed, 29 Jul 2026 14:21:11 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-29/there-is-no-flexibility-international-students-in-the-us-discouraged-by-new-visa-limits.html Dilan Gohill New immigration restrictions and the uncertainty they create are leading some applicants to consider other destinations for their studies New immigration restrictions and the uncertainty they create are leading some applicants to consider other destinations for their studies Visa Donald Trump India China Universidad Harvard The Washington Post (The Washington Post via Getty Im) US - ESTUDIANTES INTERNACIONALES A Harvard University graduate with a message of support for international students on her graduation cap, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. A Harvard University graduate with a message of support for international students on her graduation cap, in Cambridge, Massachusetts. <p>International students enrolled at U.S. universities continue to deal with the fallout from <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/trump-administration-steps-up-fight-to-block-undocumented-students-from-attending-college.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/trump-administration-steps-up-fight-to-block-undocumented-students-from-attending-college.html">the immigration offensive</a> launched by the administration of Donald Trump. Now, F-1 visa holders will be subject to a strict limit that allows them to remain in the United States for only four years, according to a rule finalized this month by the Department of Homeland Security. It is the latest in a series of changes — including mandatory social media checks for applicants and a shortened grace period after graduation — that have created uncertainty for these students.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-29/there-is-no-flexibility-international-students-in-the-us-discouraged-by-new-visa-limits.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 08:13:56 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html Manu González Pascual Psychologists warn that young people are increasingly turning to tools like ChatGPT for emotional support, a practice they consider highly dangerous Psychologists warn that young people are increasingly turning to tools like ChatGPT for emotional support, a practice they consider highly dangerous ChatGPT Claude (Anthropic) Meta Facebook Jasmin Merdan (Getty) AI friends Replacing human bonds with digital relationships can have deep effects on emotional development. Replacing human bonds with digital relationships can have deep effects on emotional development. <p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-26/kimi-k3-the-chinese-ai-that-has-put-silicon-valley-on-alert.html">Generative artificial intelligence</a> (AI) chatbots such as ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini are penetrating people’s private lives — including those of minors. More and more young people are turning to these tools for emotional queries. Psychologists warn that replacing human bonds with digital relationships can have deep effects on emotional development. In some cases the outcome can be fatal: in the U.S. several lawsuits have been filed by families of young people who allegedly self-harmed or even died by suicide after being encouraged to do so by such tools. That includes Sewell Setzer, 14, who took his own life after discussing that possibility with a synthetic character created on Character.ai with whom he was desperately in love and interpreting some of its remarks as an invitation to do it.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2026-07-28/ai-powered-digital-friends-the-new-threat-to-teenagers-mental-health.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/JBRI7JOWINGM5LC6ZI2TEHFES4.jpg?auth=8fcca2c6678281ef4c97c0a2fa4ce1dd486105b976ea7d6bdd979581464d8fbf" width="5184" height="3456" alt="A young person using Character.ai on a tablet."></img> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/trump-administration-steps-up-fight-to-block-undocumented-students-from-attending-college.html Tue, 28 Jul 2026 07:43:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/trump-administration-steps-up-fight-to-block-undocumented-students-from-attending-college.html Patricia Caro Colorado becomes the 14th state the government sues for refusing to discriminate against students based on immigration status Colorado becomes the 14th state the government sues for refusing to discriminate against students based on immigration status Donald Trump Colorado Maryland Texas Oklahoma Minnesota Georgia (Estados Unidos) Jae C. Hong (AP) Trump block undocumented students College students in Los Angeles. College students in Los Angeles. <p>Colorado has become the latest target of the Donald Trump administration’s campaign against students who are not U.S. citizens or lack permanent resident status. The Department of Justice (DOJ) filed a lawsuit on July 23 against the state for allowing undocumented students to access in-state tuition rates, which are lower than those charged to out-of-state students. That brings the total to 14 lawsuits filed against states that do not discriminate <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html">against students</a> based on immigration status.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-07-28/trump-administration-steps-up-fight-to-block-undocumented-students-from-attending-college.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-08/dutch-university-reserves-30-of-aerospace-engineering-places-for-women-to-tackle-gender-stereotypes.html Wed, 08 Jul 2026 08:12:07 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-08/dutch-university-reserves-30-of-aerospace-engineering-places-for-women-to-tackle-gender-stereotypes.html Ferrer Ferrer Delft University of Technology aims to increase female enrollment in the program and ultimately boost the number of women in teaching and research roles Delft University of Technology aims to increase female enrollment in the program and ultimately boost the number of women in teaching and research roles ROBIN UTRECHT (Alamy/Cordon Press) universidad A student on the campus of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands in 2023. A student on the campus of Delft University of Technology in the Netherlands in 2023. <p>The Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, an independent public body, has given Delft University of Technology the green light to reserve 30% of places for female students in its aerospace engineering program starting in the 2027–2028 academic year. Currently, about 22% of enrolled students in the bachelor’s degree (BA) are women, and faculty say this underrepresentation feeds <a href="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-07-27/ladies-villains-or-lolitas-how-to-spot-a-cliche-about-women-in-film.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/culture/2025-07-27/ladies-villains-or-lolitas-how-to-spot-a-cliche-about-women-in-film.html">gender stereotypes</a> and also hinders a balanced composition of academic and research staff.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-08/dutch-university-reserves-30-of-aerospace-engineering-places-for-women-to-tackle-gender-stereotypes.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-01/taylor-swift-teaches-botany-a-brazilian-university-accuses-a-spanish-one-of-plagiarizing-a-teaching-method.html Sat, 04 Jul 2026 22:56:40 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-01/taylor-swift-teaches-botany-a-brazilian-university-accuses-a-spanish-one-of-plagiarizing-a-teaching-method.html Naiara Galarraga Gortázar Universidad Miguel Hernández opens an internal investigation after the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte demanded explanations, amid a social media campaign Universidad Miguel Hernández opens an internal investigation after the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte demanded explanations, amid a social media campaign Taylor Swift UMH Elche Thomas Niedermueller/TAS24 (Getty Images for TAS Rights Management) Taylor Swift Taylor Swift plays a moss-covered piano at a concert at the Munich Olympic Stadium on July of 2024. Taylor Swift plays a moss-covered piano at a concert at the Munich Olympic Stadium on July of 2024. <p>Brazil, academic year 2021. A handful of teenage students confined <a href="https://elpais.com/especiales/coronavirus-covid-19/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air/" target="_self" rel="" title="https://elpais.com/especiales/coronavirus-covid-19/a-room-a-bar-and-a-class-how-the-coronavirus-is-spread-through-the-air/">by the Covid pandemic</a> listlessly stare at their screens from home. They are in Biology class. Professor Gláucia Silva, 32, knows it is urgent to find a strategy to engage them with the biology syllabus. The topic is plants. While she is working on that, she remembers an unlikely connection that came to her mind in 2020 when she saw a Taylor Swift video (Silva is a <i>swiftie</i>, a fan of the American singer). In <i>Cardigan</i>, the star plays a grand piano completely covered in moss. Silva says in an interview that this planted the seed for her project to teach botany using the artist’s videos, a project that culminated in a presentation at the International Congress of Botany in Madrid in 2024 and in a scientific article published in 2025 in <i>Annals of Botany</i>.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-07-01/taylor-swift-teaches-botany-a-brazilian-university-accuses-a-spanish-one-of-plagiarizing-a-teaching-method.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-06-28/ai-fraud-at-brown-university-academic-integrity-is-at-risk.html Sun, 28 Jun 2026 04:30:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-06-28/ai-fraud-at-brown-university-academic-integrity-is-at-risk.html Manu González Pascual The renowned economist Roberto Serrano has ‘overwhelming evidence’ that his students cheated. He thinks the time has come for an in-depth debate so the technology does not signal the end of higher education The renowned economist Roberto Serrano has ‘overwhelming evidence’ that his students cheated. He thinks the time has come for an in-depth debate so the technology does not signal the end of higher education Universidad Harvard Universidad de Columbia ChatGPT Rhode Island Providence Marco Bello (EL PAÍS) US - ROBERTO SERRANO Roberto Serrano in Naples, Florida on June 25. Roberto Serrano in Naples, Florida on June 25. <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/J6ITLVPHQNHI3BHNR3FPIX5URE.jpg?auth=29cc39cd3e10fbe5a5266dd40100f1d61e4fe145ccd2e4ab13b6a6bd0b67f1dd" width="5850" height="3900" alt="Roberto Serrano in Naples, Florida on June 25."></img><p>The temptation to <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-09-24/people-cheat-much-more-if-they-use-ai-its-a-level-of-deception-we-havent-seen-before.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-09-24/people-cheat-much-more-if-they-use-ai-its-a-level-of-deception-we-havent-seen-before.html">use artificial intelligence (AI) to cheat</a> is shaking up elite universities in the United States. Professor Roberto Serrano, who is the Harrison S. Kravis University Professor of Economics at Brown University, has detected a massive fraud in one of the classes he teaches, ECON 1170, an advanced undergraduate course in mathematical economics. He has conclusive evidence that at least 50 students cheated on the March midterm exam, making it the biggest known scandal at Brown and in the entire Ivy League, which brings together the East Coast’s eight most elite private universities, including Princeton, Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth College and University of Pennsylvania.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-06-28/ai-fraud-at-brown-university-academic-integrity-is-at-risk.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-05-13/massive-protest-against-cuts-to-public-universities-in-argentina-it-is-our-future-as-a-society-as-a-people.html Wed, 13 May 2026 11:12:38 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-05-13/massive-protest-against-cuts-to-public-universities-in-argentina-it-is-our-future-as-a-society-as-a-people.html Javier Lorca Hundreds of thousands of teachers, students and academic authorities marched in Buenos Aires and other cities across the country to demand that the president implement the university funding law and release the allocated funds Hundreds of thousands of teachers, students and academic authorities marched in Buenos Aires and other cities across the country to demand that the president implement the university funding law and release the allocated funds Argentina Buenos Aires Javier Milei América Manuel Adorni Rodrigo Abd (AP) Argentina University Protest Aerial view of the protest in Buenos Aires, this Tuesday. Aerial view of the protest in Buenos Aires, this Tuesday. <p>Enormous banners erected across Plaza de Mayo and the surrounding avenues in downtown Buenos Aires repeated the same slogan: “Milei, comply with the law.” Hundreds of thousands of people chanted it this Tuesday <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/in-argentina-professors-students-and-university-authorities-march-against-mileis-cuts.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2026-05-12/in-argentina-professors-students-and-university-authorities-march-against-mileis-cuts.html">as they marched</a> to demand that Argentina’s hardline government halt its cuts to public universities and release the funds approved by Congress. “The funding of the national university system is in a critical state, and the main cause is that the national government is failing to comply with the basic democratic and constitutional rule: to uphold the university funding law, which establishes a minimum level of resources that ensures the normal functioning of the system,” denounced academic authorities, faculty members and students in a joint statement read at the main protest event. The administration of Javier Milei labeled the federal university march an “opposition act” and reiterated that it will not release the requested funds.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-05-13/massive-protest-against-cuts-to-public-universities-in-argentina-it-is-our-future-as-a-society-as-a-people.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-04-23/when-children-lie-a-sign-that-goes-beyond-deception.html Thu, 23 Apr 2026 19:26:04 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-04-23/when-children-lie-a-sign-that-goes-beyond-deception.html Estefanía Grijota It’s not about tolerating harmful behavior, manipulation or deception, but about understanding the function of lies, and addressing the underlying psychological need that sustains them It’s not about tolerating harmful behavior, manipulation or deception, but about understanding the function of lies, and addressing the underlying psychological need that sustains them Nature Sam Edwards (Getty Images) Children lie Trust in family ties is one of the pillars that sustain affection. Trust in family ties is one of the pillars that sustain affection. <p>There’s a saying: “A lie has short legs,” meaning that lies are often uncovered, as the truth always comes out in the end. Or perhaps not, because lying might be an art form for the person doing it, and they may never be caught. But what happens when the lies come from a family member? “Rather than confronting the situation, it’s usually more helpful to understand the function of the lie, because affection and lying aren’t always incompatible,” explains Dr. Belén Gutiérrez, a child and adolescent psychiatrist and psychotherapist. And it’s precisely within the family environment where lying takes on a deeper meaning. “It’s where defensive lies tend to appear most often, precisely because it’s where we have the most emotional stakes,” Gutiérrez explains. “The stronger the bond, the greater the fear of disappointing or <a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html">losing the image</a> the other person has of us,” this expert affirms.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2026-04-23/when-children-lie-a-sign-that-goes-beyond-deception.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/a-university-professor-of-spanish-descent-in-the-days-of-ice-a-foreigner-in-his-own-country.html Mon, 09 Feb 2026 15:06:13 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/a-university-professor-of-spanish-descent-in-the-days-of-ice-a-foreigner-in-his-own-country.html EL PAÍS Roger Martínez-Dávila says he was suddenly told to prove his US citizenship by the University of Colorado, where he’s been working for the last 16 years. It wasn’t required of his department colleagues with Anglo surnames Roger Martínez-Dávila says he was suddenly told to prove his US citizenship by the University of Colorado, where he’s been working for the last 16 years. It wasn’t required of his department colleagues with Anglo surnames ICE Minnesota Minneapolis Donald Trump El Álamo Texas Colorado Star Tribune via Getty Images (Star Tribune via Getty Images) ICE Federal immigration agents subdue and arrest a protester in Minneapolis on Tuesday Federal immigration agents subdue and arrest a protester in Minneapolis on Tuesday <p>An insidious terminology <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-08/bernie-sanders-these-are-the-most-dangerous-times-that-the-united-states-has-faced-in-modern-history.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-08/bernie-sanders-these-are-the-most-dangerous-times-that-the-united-states-has-faced-in-modern-history.html">has taken root in the United States</a>: it distinguishes “heritage Americans” from the rest of us. It’s a euphemism for white Anglo-Saxon Protestants and, increasingly, for evangelical nationalists as well. This language is being deployed systematically. In practice, the U.S. Supreme Court has legalized a machinery of control in which ethnicity — even how someone speaks, dresses, or what they do for a living — can be used as justification for federal officials, quasi-military forces like Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), to stop someone and ask for “your papers, please.”</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2026-02-09/a-university-professor-of-spanish-descent-in-the-days-of-ice-a-foreigner-in-his-own-country.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-12-21/the-new-language-of-the-workplace-knowing-how-to-ask-ai-questions-is-more-important-than-using-it.html Sun, 21 Dec 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-12-21/the-new-language-of-the-workplace-knowing-how-to-ask-ai-questions-is-more-important-than-using-it.html Pol Trilles The ability to give concise instructions to artificial intelligence is a key factor that that will separate employees in the work environment. AI prompting is no longer just a command, it’s the new lingo needed to navigate tomorrow’s world The ability to give concise instructions to artificial intelligence is a key factor that that will separate employees in the work environment. AI prompting is no longer just a command, it’s the new lingo needed to navigate tomorrow’s world OpenAI ChatGPT Google DeepMind Hyoung Chang (Denver Post/Getty Images) Trampas IA The skill of giving detailed instructions to AI has become the key to efficiency. The skill of giving detailed instructions to AI has become the key to efficiency. <p>At a high school in Barcelona, 28-year-old teacher Ivan Ortega creates an exam in just over 15 minutes. His 50-something colleague takes an hour. The difference lies not in the experience or dedication of these teachers, but in how each has mastered conversing with artificial intelligence. While Ortega formulates requests with precision, his colleague is aware of an invisible barrier — not <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-27/algorithms-do-widen-the-divide-social-media-feeds-shape-political-polarization.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-11-27/algorithms-do-widen-the-divide-social-media-feeds-shape-political-polarization.html">a digital divide</a>, but a linguistic one.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-12-21/the-new-language-of-the-workplace-knowing-how-to-ask-ai-questions-is-more-important-than-using-it.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html Thu, 04 Dec 2025 12:27:44 GMT https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html Olga Carmona They often conceal their own talents as they try to fit into a standard mold, and these skills go unnoticed until adulthood. But not being themselves takes its toll on the mind and body They often conceal their own talents as they try to fit into a standard mold, and these skills go unnoticed until adulthood. But not being themselves takes its toll on the mind and body Leonardo da Vinci Bill Gates Albert Einstein Premios Nobel Stephen Hawking Laura Wachter (EL PAÍS) Girls with high abilities Girls with high abilities Girls with high abilities <img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/4ZWUICBTXRGTJA7GPU4DAYUQP4.jpg?auth=3741246db3dcd97dc99efd3c12dcdc526d3dc60affee1212a36c64da571c3bc0" width="2688" height="2379" alt="Girls with high abilities"></img><p>When we think of people with high intellectual abilities, what names come to mind? Einstein, Hawking, Da Vinci, Gates… The list is usually populated almost exclusively by men. However, throughout history, there have been thousands of women with extraordinary intellectual potential. The problem is that, too often, they remained in the shadows or, even having won a Nobel Prize, are unknown to most of us. In the field of science alone, there are <a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-29/nobel-laureate-donna-strickland-its-hard-to-see-the-thread-from-einsteins-equations-all-the-way-to-gps.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2023-09-29/nobel-laureate-donna-strickland-its-hard-to-see-the-thread-from-einsteins-equations-all-the-way-to-gps.html">17 women who have received</a> this award, and yet many of us could barely name two or three of them. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/health/2025-12-04/invisible-intelligence-girls-with-high-abilities-who-dont-fit-in.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-09-09/the-limbo-of-undocumented-students-after-the-elimination-of-the-texas-dream-act.html Tue, 09 Sep 2025 10:46:37 GMT https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-09-09/the-limbo-of-undocumented-students-after-the-elimination-of-the-texas-dream-act.html Jesús Jank Curbelo When a law subsidizing higher education for youths without legal status was blocked, over 57,000 students suddenly found themselves grappling with impossible tuition fees and an academic future on hold When a law subsidizing higher education for youths without legal status was blocked, over 57,000 students suddenly found themselves grappling with impossible tuition fees and an academic future on hold Texas Houston TikTok Donald Trump Eric Gay (AP) UNIVERSIDAD TEXAS Students at the University of Texas at Austin. Students at the University of Texas at Austin. <p>José Luis grew up as a Texan, although he never was one legally. This 20-year-old has lived in Texas for 16 years. He arrived here from Mexico with his parents when he was four. His father got a job in construction, his mother cleaning houses. He learned English better than Spanish: “I feel like I’m from here, but without papers I don’t have the same opportunities.” That fact has forced him to work twice as hard. He <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-06-02/the-dream-of-studying-in-the-united-states-has-turned-into-a-nightmare.html">wanted to earn a degree</a> in computer science to merge, he says, technology, politics, and law. He did well for four semesters. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-09-09/the-limbo-of-undocumented-students-after-the-elimination-of-the-texas-dream-act.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-15/shanghai-ranking-shake-up-china-and-taiwan-now-have-more-universities-in-the-top-500-than-the-us.html Fri, 15 Aug 2025 09:11:06 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-15/shanghai-ranking-shake-up-china-and-taiwan-now-have-more-universities-in-the-top-500-than-the-us.html Sara Castro García While the Asian country is increasing investment in education, American institutions are facing cuts under Trump While the Asian country is increasing investment in education, American institutions are facing cuts under Trump Donald Trump China Taiwán Shanghái VCG / Getty Images uni College students attend the graduation ceremony at Tsinghua University on June 29, 2024 in Beijing. College students attend the graduation ceremony at Tsinghua University on June 29, 2024 in Beijing. <p>For the first time, China and Taiwan have more universities than the U.S. in the top 500 of the <a href="https://www.shanghairanking.com/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer" title="https://www.shanghairanking.com/">Shanghai Ranking</a>, the world’s most prestigious international university ranking, which recognizes a total of 1,000 institutions. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-15/shanghai-ranking-shake-up-china-and-taiwan-now-have-more-universities-in-the-top-500-than-the-us.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-03/chatgpt-dissidents-the-students-who-refuse-to-use-ai-i-couldnt-remember-the-last-time-i-had-written-something-by-myself.html Sun, 03 Aug 2025 04:00:00 GMT https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-03/chatgpt-dissidents-the-students-who-refuse-to-use-ai-i-couldnt-remember-the-last-time-i-had-written-something-by-myself.html Susana Pérez Soler Some college students are beginning to limit their use of artificial intelligence, so as not to hinder their own creativity, discipline and critical thinking Some college students are beginning to limit their use of artificial intelligence, so as not to hinder their own creativity, discipline and critical thinking ChatGPT OpenAI Internet Bing Microsoft Gianluca Battista Mónica de los Ángeles Student Mónica de los Ángeles Rivera Sosa, in the center of Barcelona. Student Mónica de los Ángeles Rivera Sosa, in the center of Barcelona. <p>“I started <a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-29/two-years-of-chatgpt-from-utter-amazement-to-the-trough-of-disillusionment.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2024-11-29/two-years-of-chatgpt-from-utter-amazement-to-the-trough-of-disillusionment.html">using ChatGPT</a> in my second year of college, during a very stressful time juggling internships, assignments, studies and extracurricular activities. To ease this burden, I began using it on small assignments. And, little by little, I realized [that it was remembering] details about my writing style and my previous texts. So, I quickly integrated it into everything… my work [became] as easy as clicking a button,” explains Mónica de los Ángeles Rivera Sosa, a 20-year-old Political Communications student at Emerson College in Boston, Massachusetts. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/technology/2025-08-03/chatgpt-dissidents-the-students-who-refuse-to-use-ai-i-couldnt-remember-the-last-time-i-had-written-something-by-myself.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-01/changes-to-student-loans-in-august-save-interest-rates-are-back.html Fri, 01 Aug 2025 12:37:36 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-01/changes-to-student-loans-in-august-save-interest-rates-are-back.html Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez The plan established by Biden that gave borrowers more flexibility will come to an end on August 1 The plan established by Biden that gave borrowers more flexibility will come to an end on August 1 América Donald Trump Joseph Biden Joy Asico-Smith (AP) Protest in front of the Department of Education, December 4, 2024. Protest in front of the Department of Education, December 4, 2024. <p>A major change is coming to student loans. At the beginning of August, around eight million borrowers will once again see interest accrue on their loans, as more than a year of <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-04-10/joe-bidens-new-student-loan-relief-explained.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2024-04-10/joe-bidens-new-student-loan-relief-explained.html">relief provided by the Biden administration’s</a> Save a Valuable Education (SAVE) plan comes to an end. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-08-01/changes-to-student-loans-in-august-save-interest-rates-are-back.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-25/mahzarin-banaji-psychologist-our-biases-were-useful-in-the-past-but-today-they-are-an-obstacle.html Fri, 25 Jul 2025 16:24:35 GMT https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-25/mahzarin-banaji-psychologist-our-biases-were-useful-in-the-past-but-today-they-are-an-obstacle.html Daniel Mediavilla The Harvard researcher has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences for her study of implicit biases The Harvard researcher has received the BBVA Foundation Frontiers of Knowledge Award in Social Sciences for her study of implicit biases BBVA Elon Musk Peter Thiel India Donald Trump FERNANDO DOMINGO-ALDAMA Mahzarin Banaji Mahzarin Banaji at the BBVA Foundation headquarters in Bilbao, June 19. Mahzarin Banaji at the BBVA Foundation headquarters in Bilbao, June 19. <p>There are biases we’re not afraid to express: some prefer Real Madrid and others Barça. But some biases are shameful, like thinking that <a href="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/02/18/happiness_lab/1550488780_875370.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/elpais/2019/02/18/happiness_lab/1550488780_875370.html">women are less capable professionally</a>, or that Black people are more likely to commit crimes. And, oftentimes, the biases that lead us to choose one person over another for a job are unconscious. </p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/science-tech/2025-07-25/mahzarin-banaji-psychologist-our-biases-were-useful-in-the-past-but-today-they-are-an-obstacle.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-07-23/student-loans-have-new-rules-heres-how-they-will-change-starting-this-year.html Wed, 23 Jul 2025 14:15:50 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-07-23/student-loans-have-new-rules-heres-how-they-will-change-starting-this-year.html Jordi Alonso Martínez Yañez Almost half a million borrowers could see their monthly payments increase significantly Almost half a million borrowers could see their monthly payments increase significantly América Donald Trump Nathan Howard (REUTERS) U.S. President Donald Trump signs an executive order to shut down the Department of Education US President Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order to close the Department of Education on March 20, 2025. US President Donald Trump attends an event to sign an executive order to close the Department of Education on March 20, 2025. <p>Among the many provisions of the new tax and public spending bill signed by President Donald Trump (<a href="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-07-19/tax-breaks-and-other-support-measures-in-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-that-will-apply-from-2025.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/economy-and-business/2025-07-19/tax-breaks-and-other-support-measures-in-trumps-big-beautiful-bill-that-will-apply-from-2025.html">the Big, Beautiful Bill</a>), there are significant changes to the federal student loan system. These will affect both current borrowers and those planning to apply for loans in the future. One of the most immediate effects is the elimination of most existing <a href="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-15/trump-administration-introduces-new-changes-to-student-loans.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/usa/2025-05-15/trump-administration-introduces-new-changes-to-student-loans.html">repayment plans</a>. As a result, nearly half a million borrowers could see their monthly payments increase significantly.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-07-23/student-loans-have-new-rules-heres-how-they-will-change-starting-this-year.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p> https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-18/the-other-side-of-violence-in-sinaloa-schools-closed-and-at-least-50-students-killed.html Fri, 18 Jul 2025 11:25:19 GMT https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-18/the-other-side-of-violence-in-sinaloa-schools-closed-and-at-least-50-students-killed.html Marcos Vizcarra The academic year ends without any celebrations in the midst of the Mexican state’s ‘narco-war.’ Entire families sheltered their children at home, turning classrooms into virtual spaces, not by choice, but for survival The academic year ends without any celebrations in the midst of the Mexican state’s ‘narco-war.’ Entire families sheltered their children at home, turning classrooms into virtual spaces, not by choice, but for survival México Sinaloa Cártel Jalisco Nueva Generación Claudia Sheinbaum José Betanzos Zárate (CUARTOSCURO) CULIACÁN-PROTESTA Families gathered at Socrates Elementary School in Culiacán, demanding justice and safety in schools for their children, in January 2025. Families gathered at Socrates Elementary School in Culiacán, demanding justice and safety in schools for their children, in January 2025. <p>This school year in Sinaloa <a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-01/16-bodies-in-a-truck-and-four-decapitated-victims-hanging-from-a-bridge-the-endless-horror-of-the-war-in-sinaloa.html" target="_self" rel="" title="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-01/16-bodies-in-a-truck-and-four-decapitated-victims-hanging-from-a-bridge-the-endless-horror-of-the-war-in-sinaloa.html">began with violence</a>, and the only thing that was there at the end of the academic year in the classrooms was violence: the students had gone home long since. There were no celebrations or social gatherings when classes officially ended. Many graduating students were deprived of the chance to get their photos taken with their friends, or to write on their classmates’ shirts as mementos. At least 80 elementary schools ended the academic year with students taking classes remotely and graduating in the same way. Even worse, at least 50 children and teens didn’t even make it to the end of the year: they were murdered.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/international/2025-07-18/the-other-side-of-violence-in-sinaloa-schools-closed-and-at-least-50-students-killed.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/D4GI2OL26NAXVIVLZQ7TNYTVBI.jpeg?auth=b0eb1c2b92da750838a874a397a4fa0b216ee569642b1562e5c3637e1f66f539" width="1024" height="768" alt="A school statement against the violence in Culiacán, in July 2025."></img><img src="https://images.english.elpais.com/resizer/v2/53PMV2PPZ5FGNIHAWOELYMR6MI.jpeg?auth=c17f5e07ae8080d1ab2f6d395cc950ccb575d0a801c5c61bd40350b438b634d7" width="1024" height="768" alt="The outside of a school in Culiacán closed due to the violence, in July 2025."></img> https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-12/the-math-gap-between-boys-and-girls-appears-just-four-months-after-starting-school.html Thu, 12 Jun 2025 11:48:14 GMT https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-12/the-math-gap-between-boys-and-girls-appears-just-four-months-after-starting-school.html Almudena Barragán Gaspar A sweeping study in ‘Nature’ shows that boys start pulling ahead of girls despite no initial differences, and points to to sociocultural factors and educational practices A sweeping study in ‘Nature’ shows that boys start pulling ahead of girls despite no initial differences, and points to to sociocultural factors and educational practices Nature UPV-EHU Coronavirus Covid-19 ÓSCAR CORRAL Math gap between boys and girls Martinot and her team spent four years investigating the math gap. Martinot and her team spent four years investigating the math gap. <p>Boys and girls who reach primary school have similar math skills at the beginning of their schooling, yet it has been proven that over time, a gap develops in favor of boys, which influences their performance and participation in class, compared to those of their female peers. This phenomenon, known as the math gender gap, appears around age six and is attributed to cultural stereotypes and educational practices that can reinforce inequalities and provoke anxiety from a very early age.</p><p><a href="https://english.elpais.com/education/2025-06-12/the-math-gap-between-boys-and-girls-appears-just-four-months-after-starting-school.html" target="_blank">Seguir leyendo</a></p>