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• Students re-imagine AI through Hastings Initiative - Emma Landry, Bowdoin Orient
  The Hastings Initiative for AI and Humanity, a $50 million initiative funded by Bowdoin alumnus and Netflix co-founder Reed Hastings, emerged with an ambitious mission: “exploring, understanding and ethically guiding the transformative power of artificial intelligence.” The initiative’s priorities include hiring ten new faculty members across academic disciplines, funding faculty research and supporting teaching and […]
• NC State Receives $20 Million Grant to Develop New AI-Enabled Learning Technologies - Matt Shipman, North Carolina State
  The National Science Foundation (NSF) awarded North Carolina State University a five-year, $20 million grant to support research on artificial intelligence (AI) tools that can generate interactive narratives effective at engaging K-12 students and improving learning. The grant is a renewal of a previous five-year, $20 million award that established the NSF AI Institute for […]
• As an academic scientist in the U.S., I’m learning to live with uncertainty - Violeta J. Rodriguez, Science
  I reread the email I had drafted to my department chair one last time. Then I read it again, and finally clicked “send.” The message itself was short: I wanted to pursue tenure 3 years ahead of the usual timeline. A changing political and funding landscape had made the future of my health equity research […]
• University of North Texas to Open College of AI, Analytics - Milla Surjadi, The Dallas Morning News
  The University of North Texas will establish a college of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics after receiving a $20 million gift, it announced Tuesday. The philanthropic investment comes from Vikas Sinha, a UNT alumnus and vice president of the mainframe software division at Broadcom, a semiconductor and infrastructure manufacturer, and his wife, Anuradha. As UNT […]
• University of Utah could cut up to 15% of staff ahead of future enrollment drops - Ben Unglesbee, Higher Ed Dive
  University of Utah leaders plan to slash staff positions by 5% to 15% over the next year as the institution faces what it described as “some of the most significant challenges in its 176-year history.” The staff eliminations would amount to between 250 and 855 jobs, cuts that could include layoffs as well as attrition […]
• Business, government and education leaders try to reinvent college from scratch - Jon Marcus, Hechinger Report
  Called the Greenway Institute — “green” as in new — the project will adopt instructional methods proven to work well, such as real-world training under the supervision of faculty mentors, while stripping away the frills, distractions and layers of bureaucracy that make college in America so expensive. “It’s not fancy. It’s a place where you […]
• Columbia and JED partner on teen mental health safeguards for AI - ETIH
  Columbia University’s Technology & Democracy Initiative and The Jed Foundation have formed a partnership focused on how AI systems respond to teenagers experiencing emotional distress or suicidal thoughts. The project brings together AI safety specialists and mental health and suicide prevention experts, two groups the partners say increasingly work on the same problems but still […]
• More than half of colleges show signs of money problems. Students will suffer the consequences: Many schools will resort to laying off faculty, cutting services and increasing prices - Marina Villeneuve, Hechinger Report
  Higher education has faced fiscal headwinds in recent years as hundreds of institutions grapple with declining enrollment because of demographic trends and growing public skepticism about the value of a college degree. Trump policies targeting international students and cutting federal research funding made the financial situation more dire, as have new caps to graduate student […]
• Post-Pandemic, Online Ed Has ‘Staying Power’ - Kathryn Palmer, Inside Higher Ed
  New federal data shows that about 53 percent of college students have taken an online course since 2022, compared to 36 percent in 2019.  New federal data shows that about 53 percent of college students have taken an online course since 2022, compared to 36 percent in 2019. The surge in online enrollment forced by […]
• Big School Districts Pause AI Access at School - Ray Schroeder, Inside Higher Ed
  Readers of this column know that I generally constrain topics to higher education, however, the practices of school districts impact colleges and universities. When school boards decide to take a step backward by removing effective educational and research tools that students and teachers may use, students are the ones who suffer. Yet, in recent weeks, the […]
• Online university draws students with flexibility and training programs - NISHINIPPON SHIMBUN, Japan Times
  Distance-learning universities in Japan, once largely seen as places where working adults could pursue higher education and broaden their knowledge, are increasingly becoming an option for students fresh out of high school. A striking example is Zen University, an online university opened by nonprofit Nippon Foundation and education company Dwango in April 2025. Over 4,000 […]
• AI can help universities keep pace with jobs market demand - Antoine Casanova-Mazet, University World News
  Universities have always promised to prepare students for the world beyond graduation. The challenge today is that this world is changing faster than traditional curriculum processes were designed to handle. In many institutions, employability alignment still relies on periodic programme reviews, advisory boards, employer roundtables, graduate surveys and informal industry conversations. These mechanisms remain valuable. […]
• Penn State joins national initiative to strengthen manufacturing workforce - Penn State
  Penn State is among eight universities selected to join a national initiative focused on preparing the future generation of workers to advance American manufacturing. The program is a collaborative partnership between higher education, industry and government to prepare the workforce for the future of manufacturing President Neeli Bendapudi joined colleagues and government officials for the […]
• The human skills at a premium in the age of AI - McKinsey
  As AI takes rote tasks off employees’ plates, the work that remains can require greater judgment and critical thinking—and be more cognitively demanding. “The rise of AI doesn’t mean we all suddenly delegate our responsibilities for quality control and critical thinking,” says Kate Smaje, McKinsey senior partner and global leader of technology and AI, in […]
• How CEOs are leading through the AI shift - McKinsey
  Across industries, AI is changing how companies operate, make decisions, and grow. Through a series of podcast conversations, Senior Partner Eric Kutcher talks with CEOs about how they are navigating that shift and connecting AI to the broader priorities of their businesses. At Invesco, President and CEO Andrew Schlossberg is taking both a top-down and […]
• Deming Tells Class of 2030 AI Will Bring About a New Age for American Universities - Harvard Crimson
  The rise of AI, he argued, is prompting another shift in the role of higher education, as technology makes expertise increasingly accessible and places greater value on collaborative and communal learning. “The internet has made expert content available to anyone in the world,” Deming said. “That content doesn’t replace your education here because it isn’t […]
• Online Learning’s Big AI Test: Who Wins the New Classroom - Global Brands Magazine
  Online learning is at a crossroads, and artificial intelligence is holding the map. The same technology that can spit out an essay or solve a problem set in seconds is also powering smarter tutors, faster feedback and more personal courses. For the big education platforms, that is both the threat and the opportunity of the […]
• The power of purpose, culture, and grit: An interview with JoAnne Bass - McKinsey
  The Air Force’s former top enlisted leader reflects on the value of lifelong learning, writing your own playbook, and preparing the next generation to serve. I often say that you’re never too young to lead and you’re never too old to learn. If you met folks who knew me way back when, they’d say, “No […]
• A New Era in Learning: Celebrating National Online Learning Day - Sara Cutler, Milwaukee Courier
  According to the Future of Jobs Report, 60% of employers expect digital expansion to reshape their industries by 2030. Virtual schooling is leading the way into this future. No longer is online learning discussed as a response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, we have embraced a new way of schooling. We are reframing education as […]
• Technology is here to stay—now let’s get it right - The Acorn
  When the LVUSD Board of Education gathers for its very important next meeting on Sept. 15, it should focus less on choosing sides and more on establishing sensible guardrails. Age-appropriate screen limits, greater use of printed materials and handwriting, restrictions on non-educational content, stronger privacy protections, clear AI policies and transparent reporting of classroom screen […]