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• Universities Are Not Only About Jobs. They're About Human Existence in the Age of AI. - Maria Mercedes Mateo-Berganza Diaz, IDB
  In a world where AI can outperform humans in many cognitive tasks, universities must preserve human judgment, ethics, and purpose — not just technical skills. Higher education must prioritize broad, humanistic foundations alongside specialized skills to prepare students for complex, “messy” work that machines cannot replace. For the Global South, the stakes are even higher: […]
• AI in HE: International study finds high use, low support - Karen MacGregor, University World News
  An international survey of university academics and students by Coursera, the massive online learning platform with 375 leading university and industry partners, has revealed highly positive attitudes towards generative AI and more than 95% make use of AI tools. But a weighty 56% fear that higher education is unprepared to handle AI. In the survey […]
• AI in higher education is now the norm—not the exception - Michelle Centamore, University Business
  AI is quickly becoming standard practice in higher education, with students and faculty reporting widespread use and a largely positive view of its impact, according to Coursera’s new report, “AI in Higher Education: Insights on Attitudes, Adoption, and Risks.” The findings also point to rising demand for formal training. Nine in 10 students said they […]
• Ensuring AI use in education leads to opportunity - OpenAI
  Of the 900 million people who use ChatGPT each week, college-age adults are the biggest adopters among age groups. How they learn to use AI will increasingly shape their future opportunities, and education systems are uniquely positioned to help. Much of modern education was built to help students get ready for existing systems of work. […]
• Introducing GPT‑5.4: Designed for professional work - OpenAI
  Today, we’re releasing GPT‑5.4 in ChatGPT (as GPT‑5.4 Thinking), the API, and Codex. It’s our most capable and efficient frontier model for professional work. We’re also releasing GPT‑5.4 Pro in ChatGPT and the API, for people who want maximum performance on complex tasks. GPT‑5.4 brings together the best of our recent advances in reasoning, coding, […]
• How the Last Analog Generation Can Shape AI - Cornelia C. Walther, Knowledge at Wharton
  We are living through a threshold moment in human history, and most of us haven’t fully grasped its magnitude. Those of us born before the mid-1990s represent something that will never exist again: the last generation to spend our formative years in an analog world. We learned to think, to relate, to solve problems in […]
• How AI Is Changing College Assessments of Proficiency - Abby Sourwine, GovTech
  Artificial intelligence is causing college instructors to move more meaningful examinations back to the classroom, and connect the dots with students on why learning matters. College instructors are redesigning how and where they assess student learning. Hummels is working with students in a pilot independent study project to explore research questions using AI chatbots. Students […]
• Ellucian's 3rd Annual Higher Education AI Survey Signals Shift from Individual AI Use to Institutional Strategy, Data Privacy Still the Top Barrier - Ellucian
  90% of higher ed professionals now use AI, suggesting personal adoption is nearing a ceiling (up from 84% year over year). Institutional AI adoption jumped to 66% (from 49% the previous year), signaling a move from experimentation to mainstream integration; 43% say AI is already reflected in their institution's strategic plan, and 88% expect institutional […]
• Provost Ann Stevens answers questions on CU system-ChatGPT agreement - CU Boulder Today
  I would also like to be clear about what this agreement is and what it is not. This agreement does not require the use of generative AI in classrooms or research, nor does it diminish faculty authority over pedagogy, curriculum or assessment. It does not replace existing tools or limit future choices. Instead, it provides […]
• Empirical validation of a generative AI framework for personalized education assessment - Meina Qian, Hualei Ji & Lianzhi Li, Nature
  The tension between personalized learning demands and standardized evaluation mechanisms presents a persistent challenge in contemporary education. This study proposes a comprehensive personalized education assessment framework driven by generative artificial intelligence technologies. The framework adopts a five-layer hierarchical architecture integrating data collection, processing, intelligent analysis, assessment generation, and feedback optimization components. ChatGLM3-6B, fine-tuned on 50,000 […]
• Here are 5 powerful AI prompts every academic leader should know - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  These prompts were created in collaboration with college and university leaders interviewed throughout this series. Administrators should share all relevant files with their chatbot before beginning their prompt. For example, administrators should upload their academic portfolio and related mission statements before beginning the first prompt.1. Academic portfolio optimization & mission alignmentPurpose: Ensure programs advance mission, […]
• Inside WSU’s first Global Summit on AI, technology, and the future of higher education - Jeff Willadsen, WSU
  Artificial intelligence is no longer an emerging trend in higher education; it is a structural shift reshaping how institutions teach, advise, conduct research, and prepare students for a workforce evolving in real time. Rather than reacting to that shift, Washington State University is choosing to lead. On March 12–13, WSU will host its inaugural Global […]
• Teaching in the age of AI shortcuts - Tovi Grossman, University Affairs
  Students will use AI. Here’s what it takes to ensure it strengthens their thinking instead of replacing it. AI isn’t going away — in classrooms or in the broader world our students are preparing to enter. Recent research, including a 2024 systematic review of AI dialogue systems in education lead-authored by Chunpeng Zhai and published […]
• AI in Education: How Technology is Shaping the Future of Learning - Rebecca LeBoeuf Blanchette, SNHU
  As artificial intelligence continues to grow in use and capability, it's clear that education will continue to be impacted and challenged to adapt. There are several advantages that come with the technological advancements as well as considerations for teachers and students using them. As AI continues to grow in use and capability, the questions are […]
• College students, professors are making their own AI rules. They don't always agree - Lee V. Gaines, NPR
  More than three years after ChatGPT debuted, generative AI has become a part of everyday life, and professors and students are still figuring out how or whether they should use it, especially in humanities courses. A recent survey suggests many students are diving right in: According to a poll by Inside Higher Ed and the […]
• The End of Universities as We Know Them: What AI Is Bringing - Future AI
  The podcast argues that AI is ending the university's monopoly on gatekeeping and credentials by providing scalable, high-quality tutoring that was previously too expensive to mass-produce [00:48]. Rather than a sudden collapse, universities face a "slow leak" where degrees become less predictive of capability and alternative, modular credentials gain acceptance [08:18]. The shift moves the […]
• UNC Charlotte launches AI Accelerator to address classroom challenges, expand emerging AI curriculum - Emmanuel Perkins, Niner Times
  The approval follows a year's worth of professional development training provided by the American Association of Colleges and Universities Institute on AI, pedagogy and the curriculum. Charlotte joined 176 institutions nationwide to participate in learning opportunities focused on integrating effective artificial intelligence into higher education. With new AI academic programs expected to launch in fall […]
• 6 ways to build a strong leadership team in a scary higher ed landscape - Alcindo Donadel, University Business
  Public support, financial pressure and questions of workforce relevance aren’t new challenges for higher education leaders, but they’ve never converged so fiercely, according to the latest report from EAB, a consulting firm. “They’re accelerating and exacerbating one another, putting unprecedented strain on the university business model and our margins,” says Brooke Thayer, senior director of […]
• A Comprehensive View of the Role of AI in the University - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
  It seems that most universities began taking up the topic of artificial intelligence in a transactional way following the release of ChatGPT’s general release at the end of 2022. First, it was student use of AI, which triggered the still-lingering furor over “cheating on assignments.” Many of us came to realize early on that the […]
• ASU president Michael Crow pushes AI as education equalizer - Jessica Boehm, Axios
  ASU president Michael Crow can't get enough of AI. He consistently uses nine separate platforms, including one he can converse with during his morning hikes. The big picture: To him — a man so "obsessed with the way knowledge was organized" that he spent his undergrad years pulling one book from every classification range in […]