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• The 10 most valuable AI skills students want to learn - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Participation in Coursera’s generative AI courses has increased by 234% over the last year, while professional certificate enrollment jumped by 91% as employers wish to verify what job candidates are learning.The fastest-growing, non-technical AI skill is creating content that promotes a business’ strategy or services. Courses that focus on critical thinking around responsible and ethical […]
• Beyond ChatGPT: How to create successful AI-ready students - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Leaders agree that when—and when not—to rely on AI is the fundamental lesson students must learn when using technology. That focus is not fundamentally different from higher education’s traditional mission, says Carolyn Speer, director of the Office of Instructional Resources at Wichita State University. “It’s the same skillset: being able to make sound judgements and […]
• 90% of students use AI in the classroom, Instructure poll finds - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
  A large majority of college students — 90% — report using artificial intelligence in class at least occasionally, according to new survey data from ed tech provider Instructure. Nearly two-thirds of college instructors, 61%, said the same. But the survey, released Tuesday, also found that only 11% of higher ed instructors received comprehensive AI training, […]
• Harvard DCE Dean Nancy Coleman Receives UPCEA's Highest Honor for Online Learning Leadership - Harvard Division of Continuing Education
  Nancy Coleman, Dean of Harvard's Division of Continuing Education (DCE), today received the 2026 UPCEA Ray Schroeder Leadership Award for the Advancement of Digital Learning at the SOLAR conference, held at the Westin Seaport Hotel in Boston. The award, presented annually by UPCEA, the leading association for professional, continuing, and online education, recognizes exemplary leadership […]
• Why the AI era is making skills more valuable than degrees: Coursera - Manisha Sharma, DQIndia
  From salary premiums to faster pipelines, micro‑credentials are reshaping India’s job market, with universities and enterprises adapting to the shift. For years, careers followed a fairly predictable path. A university degree helped people enter the workforce, experience built expertise, and occasional training kept their skills relevant as technology changed. That pattern held through economic reforms, […]
• A ‘buffet’ model of faculty development to support evolving use of AI - Ben Kei Daniel, Times Higher Education
  A flexible, agile approach to AI skills development allows faculty and students to choose the guidance, resources and learning opportunities that best fit their roles and contexts. A “buffet” approach recognises this and gives staff and students multiple pathways for responsible and meaningful engagement. Instead of relying on rigid, one-size-fits-all policies, the model provides flexible, […]
• San Francisco Bay University launches $10K AI-enhanced MBA designed for a rapidly changing workforce - PR Newswire
  San Francisco Bay University (SFBU), a WASC-accredited, nonprofit institution in Silicon Valley, today announced the launch of MBA Pro+, an online Master of Business Administration designed specifically for today's workforce. Priced at $10,000 for the entire degree with a flexible pay-as-you-go model, the program combines personalized AI-enhanced learning experiences with one-on-one faculty mentorship to prepare […]
• New visa restrictions could hurt international enrollment - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  International students have four years to complete their studies in the U.S. or face a rigorous visa reapplication process, according to a new federal policy. The proposed Department of Homeland Security rule dismantles Duration of Status, a long-established policy that permitted students and scholars with F or J visas to remain in the U.S. as […]
• GPT 5.6 Frontier Intelligence that Scales with your Ambition - OpenAI
  GPT‑5.6 Sol sets a new standard for both intelligence and efficiency, achieving state-of-the-art results across coding, knowledge work, cybersecurity, and science while outperforming previous and competing frontier models with fewer tokens and at lower estimated cost. The result is stronger performance per dollar: more successful work for the same spend, or comparable results at a […]
• New legislative package would dramatically downsize Education Department - Micah Ward, University Busiiness
  The Trump administration is pushing legislation that could result in a major downsizing of the Education Department’s federal oversight of schools, putting Secretary Linda McMahon closer to her goal of dismantling the agency. For instance, H.R. 9611 gives Labor responsibility for: Title III institutional aid, such as Strengthening Institutions and Historically Black Colleges and Universities; […]
• Moody’s downgrades Brown University’s outlook to negative - Natalie Schwartz, Higher Ed Dive
  Moody’s Ratings lowered the credit outlook for Brown University to negative on Thursday, primarily citing “already thin operating performance” that could continue for several years. The credit ratings agency pointed to the Rhode Island university’s high debt levels and to large lump sum payments it owes in the future. Together, these could throttle Brown’s future […]
• Skills (R)evolution: Preparing Employees for Tomorrow’s Jobs - SHRM
  A strong learning and development strategy helps organizations build workforce readiness, improve the employee experience, and drive better business outcomes.Despite a rapidly changing skills environment, almost 3 in 4 HR professionals (72%) say their L&D strategy is primarily driven by current skills needs.Participating in learning programs has a positive impact on engagement for 78% of […]
• Here’s why momentum for paid apprenticeships is surging - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  States and universities are providing new blueprints for making college-based, paid apprenticeships the backbone of new workforce pipelines. “Every year, millions of Americans turn down the promise of a degree because they need to work,” Joe Ross, president of Reach University, said at a June Congressional hearing on modernizing the nation’s apprenticeship system. “Many take […]
• AI in class: time to rethink assignments - Willie Chinyamurindi, Mail & Guardian
  Ultimately, the future of higher education will not be determined by whether AI enters our classrooms. That has happened. Nor will it be determined by how effectively universities detect AI-generated text. The future will depend on whether institutions are willing to rethink assessment, literacy, ethics and institutional culture for an AI-enabled world. The challenge before […]
• ED Encouraged Institutions to Limit Graduate Loans. They Don’t Want To. - Johanna Alonso and Jessica Blake, Inside Highter Ed
  After a federal judge halted the Department of Education’s definition of “professional” programs, the department said it stood by its original definition—which included just 11 degrees. But following the court order, the agency released a new list of 29 programs that will be considered “professional” while litigation continues. The department, which appears to be planning […]
• What university leaders must learn in the age of AI - James Yoonil Auh, University World News
  Why does artificial intelligence require a fundamentally different approach to university leadership? Higher education has repeatedly adapted to technological change – from the printing press and industrialisation to computers, the internet, and online learning. Each transformation reshaped how universities operated, yet none fundamentally altered their intellectual purpose. But artificial intelligence poses a challenge unlike any […]
• Mindfulness and artificial intelligence self-efficacy among university students: the mediating role of artificial intelligence literacy - Aamer Aldbyani, et al; Nature
  University students now use artificial intelligence (AI) tools in several academic activities, including information retrieval, writing support, and problem-solving. While these technologies may enhance learning efficiency, effective student engagement with AI requires relevant psychological characteristics as well as technology-related competencies. Earlier studies indicate that learner characteristics, including mindfulness, may relate to patterns of engagement with […]
• Workforce Pell watch: Valuable funding for every college’s mission - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Colleges should resist viewing Workforce Pell—which launches on Wednesday—as a policy designed exclusively for vocational schools and short-term training, says Aaron Thompson, president of the Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education. “I see all of our institutions as workforce institutions, whether you’re a research institution or a community college,” he says on The University Business Podcast. […]
• New research shows OER’s biggest impact isn’t cost—it’s completion - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Free textbooks, when fully embraced by administrators and faculty, lead to better student outcomes, a new American Association of Colleges and Universities report finds. Open educational resources, or OER, emerged at the turn of the century to make college less expensive. A two-year study examining 700,000 student records and featuring 240 faculty interviews across 15 […]
• Coursera adds five Workday courses to enterprise learning catalog - Emma Thompson, Ed Tech Innovation Hub
  Coursera has added five Workday courses to its enterprise catalog, expanding access to training on the cloud software provider’s finance, human resources, payroll and student applications for organizations using Coursera’s workforce learning service. Workday provides enterprise cloud applications for financial management, human resources, planning, spend management and analytics. Anthony Salcito, Coursera’s Senior Vice President and […]