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• The New Cliff Facing Higher Ed and How AI Might Help Solve It - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
  There is a new “cliff” in American higher education, and it is not the demographic cliff. Rather, it is the dramatic cliff in math knowledge, skills and abilities. Let me be clear that other discipline deficiencies are found in this new generation of college students, however they are dwarfed by those in math. These have […]
• As New Federal Research Funding Resumes, China May Already Be Outspending U.S. - Ryan Quinn, Inside Higher Ed
  China may have already overtaken the U.S. in research and development spending, ending a half century of American hegemony in financing scientific innovation, according to an American Association for the Advancement of Science researcher. “We’re entering into uncharted territory,” said Alessandra Zimmermann, the association’s R&D budget and policy program project director, during last week’s Association […]
• How new immersive tech is shaping workforce skills - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Career simulation training is gaining a new layer of realism powered by advances in artificial intelligence and virtual reality, which provide students with a more responsive environment to test their technical and soft skills. Since flight simulators first became a staple in aviation training decades ago, simulation technology has expanded into other highly technical fields, […]
• Reshaping Higher Education Designs and Futures: Postdigital Co-design with Generative Artificial Intelligence - Sandris Zeivots, et al; Postdigital Science and Education
  This article examines how collaborative design practices in higher education are reshaped through postdigital entanglement with generative artificial intelligence (GenAI). We collectively explore how co-design, an inclusive, iterative, and relational approach to educational design and transformation, expands in meaning, practice, and ontology when GenAI is approached as a collaborator. The article brings together 19 authors […]
• North Carolina becomes latest state to offer residents help with online skills - Madyson Fitzgerald, Stateline
  North Carolina published statewide digital skills standards last month that identify key knowledge and abilities for residents and will soon launch an online course, joining a number of states that are hoping to strengthen digital literacy. The North Carolina Digital Skills Standards, published by the state’s information technology department, is a framework that can be […]
• Teaching creativity in the age of AI - Fignon Tee Meng Wah, the Star
  Educators worldwide are reexamining how creativity can be taught in an age when artificial intelligence (AI) tools are able to generate essays, images and designs in seconds. With the rise of platforms such as ChatGPT, Midjourney and DALL·E, creating content has never been easier. What once required hours of research, sketching or writing can now […]
• College grads face job crisis as artificial intelligence disrupts entry-level market - Jasneet Gill, Seattle Red
  A new report from the Burning Glass Institute delivers a sobering assessment of the modern workforce, confirming that a college degree is increasingly becoming a poor investment for young Americans. For the first time in three decades, the unemployment rate for recent college graduates (ages 22-27) has plummeted so drastically that it is virtually equal […]
• Here's how ASU is investing in artificial intelligence, from upskilling to student tutors - Helen Rummel, Arizona Republic
  Artificial intelligence is the "great equalizer," in the words of Arizona State University President Michael Crow. It's compelled industries, including higher education, to adapt quickly to keep pace with its rapid advancement. Over the last several years, ASU has launched a range of initiatives to prepare students for an AI economy, using new tools, research […]
• How Coursera’s latest move shakes up the upskilling movement - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Coursera will charge a 15% fee to colleges and companies that use its online learning platform, starting in 2026. It’s a significant shift in universities’ relationship with third-party online program managers, or OPMs, following the scramble toward digital learning during the pandemic and the MOOC trend of the 2010s. “[Coursera] is not as dependent on […]
• Jobs Report: Hiring Flat for 2026 Grads - Emma Whitford, Inside Higher Ed
  Employers are increasingly using skills-based hiring processes that value college internship and co-op experience over GPAs. Skills-based hiring remains popular—69.5 percent of employers reported they use the approach. Asked how students can best prepare for a skills-based hiring process, employers primarily said applicants should “prepare for interviews that demonstrate their skills,” “participate in experiential learning […]
• Fewer International Students Came to the U.S. This Fall - Kathryn Palmer, Inside Higher Ed
  Nearly a year into the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigration and visas, data reveals that new international student enrollment is down 17 percent since last fall. One week after President Donald Trump contradicted his own policies by stressing how important international students are to sustaining university finances, there’s new evidence that his administration’s crackdown on […]
• Meet The AI Professor: Coming To A Higher Education Campus Near You - Nick Ladany, Forbes
  AI professors, in many ways, will be the best versions of the best professors students can have. AI professors will be realistic avatars that go far beyond the simple tutor model based on large language models, and will likely be here before anyone sees it coming. AI professors will: be available 24 hours, 7 days […]
• A Liberal Arts College Goes All In on AI - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed
  Colby College developed a platform, called Mule Chat, that allows users to explore several large language models, including ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude and LLaMA. The platform provides a safe on-ramp into generative AI usage and relies on student tutors to disseminate information to peers. In the latest episode of Voices of Student Success, host Ashley Mowreader […]
• Time, emotions and moral judgements: how university students position GenAI within their study - Margaret Bearman, et al; T and F Online
  We investigated how students position GenAI in relation to their studies, conducting focus groups with 79 students across four Australian universities. Taking a sociotechnical stance and employing reflexive thematic analysis, we identified three primary themes: (1) studying with and without GenAI; (2) mixing messages and assumptions; and (3) ‘coming from me’: self-trust and resistance to […]
• Opinion: Higher Ed Should Embrace AI as an Opportunity - Kimberly E. Estep, GovTech
  Colleges and universities that thrive in the era of artificial intelligence will be those that see AI not as a threat but as an opportunity to advance economic mobility through accessible, personalized education. Many colleges and universities have seen steady decline in enrollment since 2010, exacerbated by the pandemic five years ago and new applications […]
• AI in HE: Assessment at risk or curriculum rethink needed? - Cristina Costa, University World News
  In the frenzied attempt to address the impact of generative artificial intelligence (Gen-AI) in higher education, universities have narrowed their concerns to a key question: how to design ‘secure’ assessments that resist the influence of Gen-AI large language models. Such framing implicitly casts students as being at risk of Gen-AI influence. This is evident in […]
• WVU Professor: After three years, ChatGPT has become a coworker—not a boss - David Sibray, West Virginia Explorer
  Joshua Meadows, an assistant professor and director of  Data Driven WV at the WVU John Chambers College of Business and Economics in Morgantown, said the technology’s role has matured dramatically since its 2022 debut, moving from a “neat demo” to an essential part of daily operations for businesses and public institutions alike. Joshua Meadows, director […]
• Accumulating Context Changes the Beliefs of Language Models - Jiayi Geng, et al; arXiv
  Language model (LM) assistants are increasingly used in applications such as brainstorming and research. Improvements in memory and context size have allowed these models to become more autonomous, which has also resulted in more text accumulation in their context windows without explicit user intervention. This comes with a latent risk: the belief profiles of models […]
• Rider set to lay off 25% of faculty after university placed on financial probation - Grace Bertrand, the Rider News
  Rider administrators plan to lay off 25% of its full-time faculty by Dec. 31, after the university was placed on probation because of its financial standing, according to the March to Sustainability Plan announced by Rider President John Loyack on Nov. 10. In addition to eliminating 35 to 40 full-time faculty positions, the Plan calls […]
• Author Talks: How AI-powered teams could transform the future of work - McKinsey
  Ready to create a customized team of global experts? Harnessing the power of AI, companies can build on-demand teams and rethink their approach to collaboration. In this edition of Author Talks, McKinsey Global Publishing’s Mike Borruso chats with Melissa Valentine, associate professor of management science and engineering, about Flash Teams: Leading the Future of AI-Enhanced, […]