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• Survey: ‘Everything’ Stresses Students Out. How Can Colleges Help? - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed
  Recent Student Voice data from Inside Higher Ed and Generation Lab finds two in five college students say stress or mental health is impacting their academics a great deal, and they want help from their institutions to take the pressure off. “We’re living in an age of anxiety,” says Melissa Saunders, assistant director of clinical […]
• How AI intersects with social good: Business luminaries share how AI can intersect with social mission -Yasmin Gagne, Fast Company
  Over the past two years, AI has had a transformational effect on the business landscape. The technology’s potential to increase creative output, enhance worker productivity, and eliminate jobs has been debated ad nauseam. But one aspect of AI’s proliferation has flown under the radar, or at least not gotten the attention it deserves: how it […]
• California college students want more online courses, but can they catch up to in-class peers? - BRIANA MENDEZ-PADILLA AND ADAM ECHELMAN, Cal Matters
  In July, the U.S. Education Department proposed new rules that would call on colleges and universities to collect more data about online courses, including students’ attendance. The California Community Colleges Chancellor’s Office responded to the regulations by submitting a public comment document, saying they hope the department will consider the “new costs” to develop the […]
• Massive College Closings Is The Idea That Just Won’t Die - Derek Newton, Forbes
  Today, the idea is that thousands of colleges will suffocate due to demographic trends and a loss of faith in “the return on investment.” Whatever the proffered cause, the zombie is the same – colleges cannot compete, and they are dropping like flies. Oh, the horror. I used “waves” above because that’s how the industry […]
• AI as tutor and critic: using tech to personalise education - Michael Butler, Times Higher Education
  Much of the focus in higher education on generative AI has been the existential threat it raises with respect to assessment. However, large language models (LLMs) also have constructive applications. At the law school at King’s College London, we wanted to focus on the learning potential, specifically using AI “as tutor” and for feedback. We […]
• AI in Education Is Here - Avrel Seale, UT Austin
  Julie Schell, Assistant Vice Provost of Academic Technology, thinks of AI as having two kinds of use: transactional and transformative, and whether its use is good or bad in either case depends on the situation. “There are times it’s okay to use it as a transactional tool: ‘I need a list of ideas for planning […]
• A look at the technology trends that matter most - McKinsey Podcast
  A look at the technology trends that matter most - McKinsey PodcastGen AI as an Influencer: Lareina Yee: What is interesting is how gen AI is a catalyst. We think of it as sunshine that lights up many of the trends. Some of it is good, old-fashioned analytical AI, machine learning. We see increases in […]
• CENTRAL VIRGINIA COMMUNITY COLLEGE students can earn micro credentials with new membership - Rodney Robinson, News Advance
  Current and future students at Central Virginia Community College will now have the opportunity to earn micro, embedded industry-recognized credentials to go along with their program studies. This opportunity comes after the college’s recent membership with the National Coalition of Certification Centers (NC3) making CVCC a “Leadership School.” NC3 is a network of education providers […]
• Effective Leadership Is Actually Quite Simple, Unless You Ignore These 2 Things - Larry Robertson, Inc.
  Perhaps nowhere has this lesson been as striking as with senior leaders at U.S. universities. No doubt, running an institute of higher education is challenging these days, in ways both familiar and new. Among the familiar challenges, traditional brick-and-mortar universities competing in the knowledge-share landscape face very real competition from now countless alternative sources of […]
• 9 in 10 online learners experience positive ROI from degree program - Jessica Bryant Stacker, The Olympian
  In 2024, 93% of surveyed students told BestColleges their online degree has or will have a positive return on investment (ROI). The percentage of online learners who say this has increased by five percentage points since 2019. More than 8 in 10 online students (81%) also say that online education is better than or equal […]
• Success Program Launch: AI-Supported Clinical Training - Ashley Mowreader, Inside Higher Ed
  Touro University in New York utilizes digital learning tools to provide simulation experiences for social work students taking classes online, helping build their soft skills for working with people. The practicum is a critical piece of experiential learning for students entering health-care fields as they learn to navigate interacting with patients and providing professional care. […]
• Budget cuts begin to surface at California State University - Amy Dipierro, EdSource
  Faculty, staff and students at four campuses in the Cal State system said they’re starting to feel the impact of belt-tightening in the early weeks of the 2024-25 school year, saying this fall has brought heavier workloads, larger class sizes and fewer course options. University officials at select campuses acknowledged plans to reduce costs this […]
• Yale's $150 million, five-year AI investment is about 'shaping the future' - Brian Zahn, New Haven Register
  Yale University's announcement last week that it would invest $150 million in the development of artificial intelligence programs over five years was met with praise from higher education officials within and outside of the Yale community. In an Aug. 28 letter to the Yale community, Yale Provost Scott Strobel said the investment follows a report […]
• Here are the top college majors for earning a six-figure salary with a two-year associate degree - Sara Bregel, Fast Company
  A new report from salary data provider Payscale looked at the education and employment history of 3.1 million college graduates. From the data, it ranked schools and majors based on the potential future salaries for graduates. According to the 2024 report, it aims to help students research schools, majors, and potential salaries before enrolling. “You […]
• Wittenberg cuts employee jobs; will end music, language programs, some sports - Eileen McClory and Jessica Orozco, Springfield News Sun
  Wittenberg University’s campus saw turmoil Friday, as several faculty members found out late in the afternoon that their contracts would not be renewed after this year, and some students learned their academic programs would be folded. * The school’s academic major programs in music, music education, German, Spanish, East Asian studies are being eliminated after this […]
• 5 Unusual Habits That Indicate a High Level of Intelligence - Holly Burns, New Trader U
  We often equate intelligence with academic prowess, impressive degrees, or mastery of complex subjects. However, intelligence is a multifaceted quality that shows up in unexpected ways. Recent studies have uncovered fascinating links between quirky habits and high cognitive ability. Let’s explore five of these surprising habits and what they might reveal about the workings of […]
• Why agents are the next frontier of generative AI - McKinsey Quarterly
  We are beginning an evolution from knowledge-based, gen-AI-powered tools—say, chatbots that answer questions and generate content—to gen AI–enabled “agents” that use foundation models to execute complex, multistep workflows across a digital world. In short, the technology is moving from thought to action. Broadly speaking, “agentic” systems refer to digital systems that can independently interact in […]
• KU English professors awarded NEH grant for 2025 AI, digital literacy institute - Kathryn Conrad, University of Kansas
  Two University of Kansas researchers have been awarded a National Endowment for the Humanities grant to teach critical artificial intelligence literacy to secondary and higher education humanities instructors. Kathryn Conrad and Sean Kamperman received an NEH Institutes for Advanced Topics in the Digital Humanities grant for $218,732 to fund their project, AI & Digital Literacy: […]
• Western Governors University, Aera Bring AI to Student Support Services - Abby Sourwine, GovTeech
  Western Governor’s University (WGU) announced last week that it will use the Aera Decision Cloud to assist with student support. The platform will sort through academic activity data at the entirely online institution and use it to recommend courses of action to assist students in need. “With nearly 1.1 million online students in the U.S. […]
• Is AI Making Degrees Useless? The White-Collar Apocalypse - Julie McCoy, Youtube
  White-collar jobs are susceptible to AI automation because of the routine cognitive tasks, data analysis, and language-based tasks. Among the jobs  that are at risk of automation, include financial analysts, accountants, paralegals, legal researchers, journalists, and content creators. Even middle management jobs involving routine decision-making and data analysis are susceptible to automation. AI is advancing […]