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• What Is AI Infrastructure? Why the model is only one layer of the AI stack. - Qamar Zia, INVENEW
  AI infrastructure is everything underneath the application that lets models train, serve, scale, route, retrieve context, stay observable, and run at a cost the business can live with.For builders, this matters because many AI apps do not fail because the model is weak.They fail because the system around the model is weak.Latency was not planned […]
• Free and Affordable Platforms for Issuing Online Badges to Students in 2026 - Marc Berman, Programming Insider
  Digital credentials, micro-credentials, and digital badges have become the standard way universities, training providers, and event organizers verify and share what students have learned. The platforms that issue them vary widely in price, features, and flexibility, and Credly, while well known, charges a minimum of around $2,500 for 500 badges with no published pricing and […]
• In California’s ‘Lithium Valley,’ students are training for jobs that haven’t yet materialized - Erin Lode, Hechinger Report
  The situation speaks to a conundrum faced by local colleges when a new industry promises to come to town: Local residents want the new jobs. Companies say they want to hire local residents, but they’d need additional skills and training. In the middle are schools like Imperial Valley College, left to figure out the best […]
• Work-based Learning: Who Gets Paid? - Nichole Torpey-Saboe & Akua Amankwah-Ayeh, Strada
  Work-based learning is linked to better early career outcomes, including higher earnings and greater likelihood of securing college-level employment. As part of the 2025 State Opportunity Index, states were benchmarked using student-reported participation in at least one of five types of paid work-based learning at public two- and four-year institutions: internships, apprenticeships, co-ops, practica, and […]
• An augmented reality tool for accessible learning - Cindy Lam, Sai Kit Yeung, Kenichiro Takei; Times Higher Education
  Combining GenAI with simple augmented reality tools offers a practical way to support accessible, adaptable and interdisciplinary learning. So, how can we make GenAI more intuitive, accessible and relevant across disciplines? One approach is to pair it with simple visual tools. GenAI-powered AquaReality cards offer a low-cost and scalable way to bring abstract concepts to […]
• 10 ways micro-credentials are changing how companies hire - Jenny Milam, MSN
  For decades, the path to a good job was fairly straightforward: earn a degree, build a resume, and start applying. But hiring is changing. Employers increasingly care less about where candidates went to school and more about whether they can actually do the job. Enter micro-credentials. These short, focused certifications validate specific skills and can […]
• A Course Refresh this Summer - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
  While in the past century college was about filling student minds with the “facts of the field,” one key aspect of refreshing the courses and curriculum is to recognize that rote memorization is no longer a foundation of college education. Teaching and learning now is far less about a list of historical facts that are […]
• Can microcredentials drive new demand for higher ed? - Alcino Donadel, University Business
  Higher education leaders, employers and students agree that microcredentials are critical for strengthening enrollment, improving workforce readiness and modernizing curriculum amid rapid AI-driven change. A new Coursera survey of more than 3,500 respondents worldwide found broad support for embedding industry-recognized credentials into degree pathways as institutions face mounting pressure to improve career outcomes and adapt […]
• Colleges hit in cyberattack by group behind Canvas breach, Google says - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
  Dozens of higher education institutions may have been hit by another attack from the cybercrime group behind the May hack against Canvas, according to the Google Threat Intelligence Group and cybersecurity firm Mandiant. From May 27 and June 9, the group ShinyHunters potentially gained access to the systems of over 100 organizations by targeting the […]
• Will learning curated by employers replace degrees? - Louise Nicol, University World News
  Universities remain central to research, civic life, social mobility and the development of deep intellectual capability. But goodwill alone will not protect the sector. A more pressing question now sits beneath debates about employability and skills shortages. If universities do not future-proof their offer through deeper and more credible partnerships with employers and industry, what […]
• How to Save the US Education System - Mathew Burrows of the Stimson Center, National Interest
   Compared with other countries, the United States is losing ground. The OECD’s latest Program for International Student Assessment (PISA) scores showed the United States in 16th place out of 81 countries in science, 34th in math, and 20th in reading. East Asian countries typically have the highest rankings. The US decline is particularly evident in […]
• Study finds detectors struggle to accurately identify amount of AI content when papers have been partially human written - Georgia Luckhurst, Times Higher Education
  For the study, published in Education and Information Technologies, researcher Lucky E. Atamhenwan fed 81 sample essays into Turnitin. The scripts ranged from those that were 100 per cent LLM-generated – either by ChatGPT, Copilot or Gemini – to those written solely by people. Turnitin did not flag any of the essays that were 100 […]
• The race to reimagine higher education: How Canadian universities can lead the AI transformation. - Joël Blit, University Affairs
  Universities are among the most durable institutions human beings have ever created. While a scholar from the Middle Ages might have found parts of the modern campus bewildering, they would still recognize the basic form: experts at the front of rooms, students organized into courses, knowledge divided into disciplines, credentials awarded after examinations. For all […]
• Leading the Era of AI - Michael Malone, Higher Ed Dive
  The rise of artificial intelligence (AI) has pushed higher education to a crossroads, and a paradigm shift is required. Universities who expect to lead in this new AI-shaped landscape must reimagine higher education as a hyper-personalized journey for students, enabled by AI, interactive data, predictive analytics, and adaptive technologies from end to end. Integrating AI […]
• What colleges must learn now from the Canvas cyberattack - Steven W. Teppler and Carly Rothstein, University Business
  The incident highlights a challenge many institutions have yet to fully confront: cybersecurity accountability does not disappear simply because data resides within a vendor-managed environment. Modern learning management platforms are now institutional environments containing years of communications, uploads, archived coursework, student interactions, advising discussions, accommodation-related exchanges, and operational records. The lesson is that universities now […]
• Americans looking for proof of the value of higher ed - Matt Zalaznick, University Business
  Americans need some convincing about the true value of higher ed. They “haven’t given up on college,” but institutions need to prove that what students learn will lead to civic and economic opportunities, says a new analysis. And the most important place to provide that evidence is in the communities surrounding campus, says the report, […]
• The state of international enrollment in 6 charts - Laura Spitalniak, Higher Ed Dive
  Last summer, financial analysts predicted that the Trump administration’s restrictions on international enrollment and increased scrutiny of foreign students would create financial risk for colleges. They argued that those policies tarnish the reputational shine of U.S. higher education and could have an outsized impact on tuition revenue, as international students often pay full price. nrollment […]
• A framework for ensuring student AI proficiency - Margaret Ellis, Times Higher Education
  Over the past few semesters, I have structured my teaching around a framework that helps students build that capability: demystify, use and reflect. Many students arrive with strong opinions about AI but only a partial understanding of how these systems work. Some see them as nearly magical tools that can produce answers instantly. Others dismiss […]
• Transforming Enrollment Management in the Field of Online Learning - Vickie S. Cook, OLC Online Learning Journal
  The landscape of enrollment management in higher education related to all modalities of learning is undergoing a significant transformation driven by evolving student expectations, shifting demographics, and the necessity for institutions to optimize operational efficiency. Traditionally centered on human-driven processes and relational strategies, enrollment management for online learning enterprises must now integrate advanced technologies such […]
• UPCEA Releases Guidebook on Employer Engagement and Credential Innovation
  UPCEA, the online and professional education association, today released a new guidebook designed to help colleges and universities strengthen employer partnerships and build institutional capacity for workforce-aligned credential innovation. Developed through a multi-year grant-funded initiative, Expanding Institutional Capacity for Employer Engagement in Credential Innovation provides higher education leaders with practical frameworks, implementation tools, and practitioner-informed […]