Can AI Be Used to Cheat on Multiple-Choice Exams?

A Florida State professor found a way to catch AI cheating on multiple-choice tests. He also found that ChatGPT got a lot of “easy” questions wrong.

Higher Ed Unionization Has Surged Since 2012, Bucking U.S. Labor Trends

The number of unionized grad-student workers more than doubled in just over a decade, according to a new report on higher education labor. Most of the growth came at private institutions, where faculty unionization has also spiked.

New Sweet Briar Policy Bars Transgender Students

The Virginia women’s college made the change to comport with its founding documents, creating a stricter gender admissions policy than many of its peers.

Academic Publishers Threatened By Open-Access Expansion

Critics say a directive to make federally funded research immediately free to the public could violate authors’ copyrights. It could also disrupt the $19 billion academic publishing industry.

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Into the Fall

As the summer reading season comes to a close, Scott McLemee looks ahead to forthcoming university press releases.

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In Defense of the AAUP’s Statement on Boycotts

John K. Wilson opposes academic boycotts but supports the AAUP’s controversial new statement nevertheless.

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Stanford Is Making a (Fixable) Mistake

The Jones Lecturer program in creative writing at Stanford has grown into a model when it comes to meeting student needs. For some reason, they’re blowing it up.

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Navigating the New Realities of Academic Publishing

Trade-ification. The death of the monograph. Market-driven academic publishing.

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Competitive Academic Cultures Are Catalysts for Discrimination

Tania Ravaei recommends measures colleges should take to discourage racial resentment of the successes of members of marginalized groups.

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How to Mitigate Bias and Hire the Best People

Patrick Arens shares an approach to reviewing candidates that helps you select those most suited to do the job rather than most suited to get it.

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The Confusion and Chaos of Title IX Reform

President Biden, when he was elected in 2020, promised to immediately overturn Trump-era Title IX reforms. But the bold changes he introduced to the federal government’s gender equality law have hit a series of regulatory and political roadblocks causing chaos and confusion among compliance officers, university leaders and students. Judges have temporarily blocked enforcement in nearly half the country, leaving the future of Biden’s reforms hanging in the balance. Get up to speed with Inside Higher Ed’s coverage of the key developments.