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Bowdoin to Offer AI Ethics Course in 2023
Bowdoin College will develop a new class focused on the ethical issues raised by artificial intelligence technologies that will be...
HBCU Leaders Build New Ties in Israel
A delegation of historically Black college and university presidents traveled to Israel this month to meet with agriculture and tech researchers at Israeli universities and explore future partnerships.
UC Irvine Restores Indoor Mask Mandate
The University of California, Irvine, is restoring an indoor mask mandate today. The university announced Friday that “all individuals on...
Emoji: Language or Communication?
What’s your favorite emoji? In today’s Academic Minute, part of Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute Week, Benjamin Weissman surveys this common form...
A Merger Doesn’t Happen, and an Art Institute Ends
San Francisco Art Institute ceases operations after an effort to merge into University of San Francisco is rejected.
Direct Admissions Takes Off
At West Texas A&M, at Minnesota’s colleges and with the Common App, colleges are dropping applications as a requirement to be admitted.
Harvard Lobbies Congress to Cut Endowment Tax
Harvard is pushing Senate Democrats to consider reducing the controversial tax that draws an estimated $50 million annually from its $39 billion endowment. Many wealthy private universities want the tax eliminated.
Layoffs at Maryland Institute College of Art
The Maryland Institute College of Art announced “broad staff layoffs” this week. Artforum reported that the layoffs “eliminate roughly 10...