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• Working with AI: Measuring the Applicability of Generative AI to Occupations Kiran Tomlinson , Sonia Jaffe , Will Wang , Scott Counts , Siddharth Suri, Microsoft
  Given the rapid adoption of generative AI and its potential to impact a wide range of tasks, understanding the effects of AI on the economy is one of society’s most important questions. In this work, we take a step toward that goal by analyzing the work activities people do with AI, how successfully and broadly […]
• Online learning program allows inmates to earn certificate - Natalie Sopyla, Spectrum News 1
  Just a few months ago, Jordan Richmond was an inmate at the Dane County Jail. “I had some unfortunate circumstances where I made bad choices,” Richmond said. He vowed to turn his life around. That’s what he’s continuing to do now that he’s out and living in transitional housing. Richmond was among one of the […]
• AI-powered search is changing how students choose colleges - Michelle Centamore, University Business
  Students are turning to AI tools and AI-enhanced Google searches to explore colleges, pushing them to rethink how they recruit and enroll prospective students, according to EducationDynamics’ 2026 Marketing and Enrollment Management Benchmarks. Marketing and enrollment management have reached a “point of no return,” the report says, as students now do much of their research […]
• Universities And States Lead Charge On AI Education - Evrim Ağacı, Grand Pinnacle Tribune
  Indiana, Kentucky, and Vermont unveil new initiatives and guidelines to prepare students for an AI-driven future while balancing innovation and responsibility.Indiana University launched a $300,000 initiative to integrate AI responsibly across its nine campuses, involving over 100 faculty, staff, and students.The IU initiative focuses on AI literacy, pedagogy innovation, experiential learning, and transforming student services […]
• AI Can Raise the Floor for Higher Ed Policymaking - Jacob B. Gross, Inside Higher Ed
  On my campus, discussions about artificial intelligence tend to focus on how students should be allowed to use it and what tools the university should invest in. In my own work, I’ve seen both the promise and the pitfalls: AI that speeds up my coding, tidies my writing, and helps me synthesize complex documents, and […]
• How custom AI bots are changing the classroom:Faculty share cutting-edge AI tools enhancing student learning at the business school. - Molly Loonam, WP Carey ASU
  One example is NotebookLM, an application that converts course materials into podcast-style audio, allowing students to learn while exercising, commuting, or completing other everyday tasks. NotebookLM was one of four AI tools highlighted during the W. P. Carey School of Business's recent Coffee, Tea, and ChatGPT event. This series brings faculty and staff together to […]
• Evaluating AI-powered learning assistants in engineering higher education with implications for student engagement, ethics, and policy - Ramteja Sajja, et al, Nature
  As generative AI becomes increasingly integrated into higher education, understanding how students engage with these technologies is essential for responsible adoption. This study evaluates the Educational AI Hub, an AI-powered learning framework, implemented in undergraduate civil and environmental engineering courses at a large R1 public university. Using a mixed-methods design combining pre- and post-surveys, system […]
• Artificial Intelligence panel demonstrates breadth of teaching, research, and industry collaboration across the Universities of Wisconsin - University of Wisconsin
  The Universities of Wisconsin underscored their growing leadership in artificial intelligence (AI) innovation today as representatives from all 13 public universities convened for a panel discussion before the Board of Regents. The conversation highlighted the universities’ shared commitment to shaping the future of AI in education, research, and workforce development. “As AI reshapes our world, […]
• What generative AI reveals about assessment reform in higher educatio - Higher Education Policy Institute
  Assessment is fast becoming a central focus in the higher education debate as we move into an era of generative AI, but too often institutions are responding through compliance and risk-management actions rather than fundamental pedagogical reform. Tightened regulations, expanded scrutiny and mechanistic controls may reassure quality assurance systems, but they run the risk of […]
• New chatbot ‘outperforms PhDs on literature reviews’ - Jack Grove, Times Higher Education
  A new chatbot designed by scholars can outperform PhD students and postdocs in undertaking scientific literature reviews, according to a Nature study that says the large language model (LLM) is capable of producing reliable summaries for less than a penny. Evaluating a new model designed to stop ChatGPT’s frequent “hallucinations” when it conducts literature reviews, […]
• Using technology to support international students - Kate Kirk, Times Higher Education
  Here are ways your institution can leverage technology to support international students. Immigration advising and records maintenance are a key feature of international student support, which in turn ensures academic success. Depending on your country’s institution, you may have an interface with a government database to report a student visa holder’s arrival and maintenance of status. […]
• Stand Out in the Job Hunt With These No-Cost Certificates - UC Denver
  While Leo Dixon was working on his doctoral degree, he thought he might need a way to stand out. So, he decided to earn an artificial intelligence (AI) credential on top of his diploma. It gave him an edge over other candidates vying for the same positions as him. “As soon as I got that, […]
• How Can I Protect Myself From Job Obsolescence Caused by AI? - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
  We do not know just how, and how quickly, AI will roll out. However, a Gallup Poll released last week showed nearly one-quarter of American workers use AI at least a few times each week. We know that Agentic AI is different from Generative AI. Generative AI is the transactional, commonly chatbot mounted, question and […]
• Redesigning the Path Forward: Higher Ed Meets Workforce Demand |The Evolution - Kristin Bouchard and Mark Bernhard, U Wisconsin Green Bay
  The disconnect between workforce needs and educational supply has reached a crisis point. In 2025, 87% of executives reported experiencing workforce skill shortages (University of Minnesota CCAPS, 2025), while Georgetown University research reveals that credential providers must double their output in many metropolitan areas to satisfy demand for high-paying middle-skills jobs (Weissman, 2024a, 2024b). Alternative […]
• To remain competitive, these 3 presidents chose collaboration - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  In order to stay afloat in today’s enrollment landscape, private institutions are vying to break into STEM and healthcare programs that correspond with regional and national workforce needs. Traditional professional and liberal arts programs must also be re-tooled as AI and other cutting-edge technology disrupts every facet of the economy. Fervor surrounding academic renovation in […]
• The Skills Mismatch Economy: Insights from the Wharton-Accenture Skills Index - Knowledge at Wharton
  AI is accelerating the shift from a role-based labor market to a skills-based economy, sharpening the relevance of the gap between what workers signal and what employers actually reward. To bring clarity to this transition, Wharton and Accenture developed the Wharton-Accenture Skills Index (WAsX), a recurring, empirical benchmark designed to measure which skills matter, which […]
• An Agent Revolt: Moltbook Is Not A Good Idea - Amir Husain, Forbes
  Matt Schlicht, an AI entrepreneur with a curious artistic streak, launched Moltbook on Wednesday. It is a Reddit-style social network exclusively for AI agents. Humans can observe but cannot post. Over 37,000 agents have joined in less than a week. More than a million humans have visited to watch what happens when autonomous systems start […]
• Differences and Trends of Artificial Intelligence in Medical Education: A Comparative Bibliometric Analysis Between China and the International Community - Songhua Ma, et al; Dove press Open access to scientific and medical research
  This study is based on a comparison of two databases to reveal the hotspots and differences in artificial intelligence and medical education research between China and the international research community. It not only compensates for the time lag of existing research, but also proposes three major trends driven by artificial intelligence in the development of […]
• Measuring US workers’ capacity to adapt to AI-driven job displacement - Sam Manning, Tomás Aguirre, Mark Muro, and Shriya Methkupally; Brookings
  Existing measures of AI “exposure” overlook workers’ adaptive capacity—i.e., their varied ability to navigate job displacement. Accounting for these factors, around 70% of highly AI-exposed workers (26.5 million out of 37.1 million) are employed in jobs with a high average capacity to manage job transitions if necessary. At the same time, 6.1 million workers, primarily […]
• To save entry-level jobs from AI, look to the medical residency model - Molly Kinder, Brookings
  At the Davos World Economic Forum this week, the CEOs of two leading artificial intelligence (AI) companies issued a joint warning: Entry-level workers are about to feel AI’s impact. Demis Hassabis of Google DeepMind said he expects AI to begin to impact junior-level jobs and internships this year, while Dario Amodei of Anthropic reaffirmed his […]