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Temple Grad Students Reject Deal to End Strike
The Temple University Graduate Students’ Association voted to reject a deal proposed by the administration to end the strike that...
AI and Everyday Life
AI is now a part of our daily lives. In today’s Academic Minute, the University of Massachusetts at Boston’s Nir...
The Latest Drinking Trend: Blackout Rage Gallons
“Borgs,” which often include a full fifth of vodka, have been described as a harm-reduction tool, but some experts believe the cons of this Gen Z fad outweigh any pros.
A University Ends Its Faculty Senate, and Dissent Could Be Punished
Leaders of West Virginia’s Bluefield State University ended the Faculty Senate, among other changes that drew faculty criticism. Now, the university president has written a blog post mulling firing certain dissenters.
AI Bots Can Seem Sentient. Students Need Guardrails.
Faculty members have welcomed chat bots into their classrooms. But how will they help students manage AI’s sometimes-disturbing replies?
Va. Lawmakers Seek Changes in Response to Campus Threats
State legislators in Virginia have passed a bill requiring threat assessment teams at public colleges and universities to notify police...
AI in Everyday Life: Academic Minute
Today on the Academic Minute: Nir Eisikovits, professor of philosophy and founding director of the Applied Ethics Center at the...
HyFlex Learning: Viable Beyond Emergencies?
The hybrid approach kept classroom learning accessible during the pandemic. Do the pros outweigh the cons in “normal” times?