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AI-Authored Abstracts ‘More Authentic’ Than Human-Written Ones
Higher ratings for AI-authored abstracts should not obscure the need for engaging prose with a “human touch,” says study co-author.
The Hypocrisy of Community-Engaged Research
Evelyn Vázquez writes that white saviorism often drives community-engaged research in the neoliberal university—and offers suggestions for how to change this.
U of Michigan Says DEI Official Fired Over ‘Behavior’ at Protest, Conference
The New York Times reported that Rachel Dawson was fired after allegedly saying that Jews didn’t need her office’s diversity services. After that article, the university added that she misbehaved at a protest.
How Will AI Influence Higher Ed in 2025?
No one knows for sure, but Inside Higher Ed asked seven experts for their predictions.
Rules of Engagement
Mary Anne Lewis Cusato offers four principles and practices to foster community and focus in the classroom.
Data-Based Decisions: Creating a Less Stressful Final Exam Schedule
A new tool at Bucknell University helps the registrar’s office develop an exam timetable that both accommodates faculty and reduces inconvenient timing for students.
DEI Bans Flourished in 2024. Politicians Aren’t Finished.
Six states passed new anti-DEI laws this year, leading institutions to change hiring practices, close DEI offices and end DEI trainings. Look for more in 2025.
N.C. State Employee Denounced University Before His Suicide
Marshall Brain II founded the popular website HowStuffWorks, hosted a TV show and taught aspiring entrepreneurs. But he ended his life hours after he accused higher-ups of forcing him to resign.