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For Military and Higher Ed, a Shared Dilemma
With their challenges well aligned, higher ed and the military should work together to reduce the opportunity costs of volunteering for military service, Mike Haynie writes.
Carnegie Mellon Launches $150M STEM Diversity Initiative
Carnegie Mellon University announced today a $116 million donation from the Norman and Ruth Rales Foundation to help underrepresented students...
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...
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?
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.
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.
Opinion
In Celebration of Small Victories
During these especially challenging times, the little things that happen in the classroom can matter the most, writes Kevin Currie-Knight.