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The ‘Nonexistent’ Research on AI’s Benefits for Education
Colleges are going all in on artificial intelligence. But it could be a long time before independent research emerges on how it should—or shouldn’t—be used to improve learning outcomes.
Report: Humanities Majors Disappearing
Anxiety about job prospects and heavy reading loads have led to dramatic declines in humanities majors since 2012, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.
Post-Pandemic, Online Ed Has ‘Staying Power’
New federal data shows that about 53 percent of college students have taken an online course since 2022, compared to 36 percent in 2019.
‘Novel’ Partnership Sours Into ‘Hostile Takeover’
Three years after Antioch and Otterbein Universities partnered to widen student access to academic programs, Otterbein’s president led an effort to dissolve Antioch’s board and fire its new president. Antioch has taken legal action to preserve its autonomy.
Alumni Are Forever. Alumni Email Addresses Are Not.
Duke is the latest university to announce plans to shut off access to alumni email addresses amid rising technology costs and cybersecurity threats. But scores of alumni feel betrayed by their alma mater, which promised the service for a lifetime.
New Paper Takes Aim at ‘Meritocratic’ Admissions Policies
Wealthy students with high standardized test scores make up the majority of students at the most selective universities, which also spend far more on student instruction than less selective institutions. So where does that leave everyone else?