New report outlines best practices for the use of artificial intelligence in higher education

May 21, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Artificial intelligence (AI) will reshape student experiences, pedagogy and how people communicate, according to dozens of higher ed and technology experts, sharing opinions in a report released Monday.

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Podcast explores how artificial intelligence will affect the legal profession

May 21, 2024

LAW SCHOOL TOOLBOX — Today we have tech innovator and entrepreneur Kevin Surace with us to talk about how the legal profession is evolving in the age of AI. 

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Colleges hold graduation ceremonies amid national protests against war in Gaza

May 21, 2024

AP NEWS — Protests over the Israel-Hamas war have spread across U.S. university and college campuses in recent weeks, leading to disruptions and arrests.

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Higher education summit looks at transfer pathways from community colleges to four-year colleges

May 21, 2024

PITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE — A summit at University of Pittsburgh will bring together educators and students from across the country to discuss and reflect on transfer pathways from community colleges to four-year institutions.

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Survey: College students lack information about federal student aid changes and delays

May 21, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Higher education leaders have worked tirelessly over the past five months to recover from the Department of Education’s delayed and error-ridden rollout of the new Free Application for Federal Student Aid form (FASFA), but one in five current students say they’re not aware of changes to FAFSA, or are unconcerned about

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Changes to Carnegie Classification to look at graduate earnings and enrollment of low-income students

May 21, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — The American Council on Education (ACE) is proceeding with its plan to categorize colleges and universities based in part on how successfully they provide a “springboard to a better life” for their students.

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Survey: First-year students report satisfaction with college

May 21, 2024

HIGHER ED DIVE — The share of first-year students who are satisfied with college remains high after dipping during the pandemic, according to a new survey of 12,600-plus young adults from consultancy EAB. 

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Survey: Despite political differences, large majority of Republicans and Democrats value higher education

May 21, 2024

INSIDE HIGHER ED — Even as the public’s loss of faith in higher education dominates headlines amid campus protests, the rising cost of attendance, growing anti-DEI sentiment and more, it seems that most Americans still see value in a college degree. 

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Experts worry that federal student aid delays are disproportionately affecting black students

May 21, 2024

NPR — NPR’s Ayesha Rascoe speaks to Bryan J. Cook, director of higher education policy at the Urban Institute Center on Education Data and Policy, about how complications with FAFSA affect Black students.

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Lawyer launches Legal Accountability Project to prevent harassment of law clerks

May 21, 2024

NPR — Aliza Shatzman is devoting herself to giving judges a hard time. She spends a lot of time fielding complaints from law clerks, who tell her stories about bullying, gender discrimination and harassment.

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