How artificial intelligence could impact the future of higher education
SEATTLE U THE NEWSROOM — Generative artificial intelligence (AI) is at once intriguing, exciting and, yes, a little disturbing. For those of us in higher education, these technologies have apparent potential to disrupt traditional teaching and learning models. There is well-founded concern about generative AI’s implications for academic integrity along with a recognition that these…
Read More about How artificial intelligence could impact the future of higher educationCollege tuition discount rates reach all-time high
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The average tuition discount at private nonprofit colleges once again hit a record high, according to a new National Association of College and University Business Officers study released this week. A NACUBO press release noted that “the awards were, on average, the largest yet.” The average institutional tuition discount rate was 56.2 percent for…
Read More about College tuition discount rates reach all-time highNumber of US adults with some college education but no degree continues to rise
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The number of people who attended some college but never earned a credential is growing across the country, according to the latest “Some College, No Credential” report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The new progress report, released today, found that the population of learners who stopped out of college without completing rose…
Read More about Number of US adults with some college education but no degree continues to riseCollege Scorecard compares graduates’ salaries to the price of tuition
USA TODAY — As more Americans debate the value of college and decide whether to take on student loan debt, new national data aims to help prospective students decide whether a school will help them earn a competitive salary, if they’ll find other students and professors who look like them, and whether they’ll have to borrow money to attend. The Education…
Read More about College Scorecard compares graduates’ salaries to the price of tuitionGraduate students at University of Michigan organize strike
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The graduate student workers’ strike at the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor is nearing its one-month mark and the end of the spring semester—impacting grading in the last week of final exams. “We see this as a big point of our leverage,” said Amir Fleischmann, a Ph.D. candidate and a graduate student…
Read More about Graduate students at University of Michigan organize strikePoll: Most Americans believe college students should be exposed to different viewpoints
DESERT NEWS — A strong majority of Americans in both political parties, and across differences in age, race, income and gender agree: College students should hear from speakers with diverse points of view. According to a new national poll conducted by HarrisX for the Deseret News, 84% of Americans agree it is important for colleges and…
Read More about Poll: Most Americans believe college students should be exposed to different viewpointsUS News announces that they will delay the release of grad school rankings
INSIDE HIGHER ED — U.S. News & World Report will delay the release of its rankings of graduate schools by one week, to April 25. The magazine announced, “As part of its normal graduate school ranking publication process every year, U.S. News gives schools an opportunity to review their data during an ‘embargo period.’ This year, we received…
Read More about US News announces that they will delay the release of grad school rankingsAmerican Council on Education survey finds that the college presidency is diversifying
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Now in its ninth iteration, the ACE College President Study, first produced in 1986, offers various insights into those who occupy executive offices at institutions of higher education. Data for the survey were collected in 2022, meaning the results here reflect answers from the last year. The survey—which was completed by…
Read More about American Council on Education survey finds that the college presidency is diversifyingResearchers offer insight on how to support college students’ mental health
THE CHRONICLE ON HIGHER EDUCATION — Everyone is worried about students’ mental health. What can colleges actually do to help? During a Friday session at the American Council on Education’s annual meeting, three researchers offered lessons learned from new research focused on eight colleges. Their core message was that administrators should start small, experiment with…
Read More about Researchers offer insight on how to support college students’ mental healthAll editors leave scientific journal after the journal refused to lower article publishing charges
INSIDE HIGHER ED — One of the world’s largest scientific publishers refused to reduce its $3,450 fee to publish in NeuroImage. All the editors left to start their own journal. On Monday, every editor at NeuroImage and the NeuroImage: Reports companion journal—over 40 people—resigned. “It’s a pretty big exodus,” said Cindy Lustig, a University of Michigan at Ann Arbor psychology professor…
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