While for many of us AI chatbots are perhaps just an interesting novelty, for some people they are proving to be transformational. Read more

Higher education has gotten creative with artificial intelligence tools, including ChatGPT Edu. From personalized tutoring to grant writing, faculty have seemed to unlock its potential—and it’s proved successful. Read more

They closed the doors to the private liberal arts college on Friday for the final time after 168 years. Their baseball team could have quit, too, but refused. Read more

Graduation is an important moment for many Americans. More than just pomp and circumstance, the ceremonies mark when students are handed the most coveted testimonial in academic life: A diploma. Read more

Former University of Wisconsin-La Crosse Chancellor Joe Gow, who was fired for producing and appearing in pornographic videos, now argues that he shouldn’t lose tenure. Read more

Only hours after Joe Biden spoke at Atlanta’s Morehouse College – a 19 May ceremony watched closely in light of student protests in support of Palestine – a much smaller, visibly different graduation ceremony took place nearby. Read more

Columbia University criticized a plagiarism allegation levied against its president, calling the claim “absurd.” Read more

Grinnell College was fueled by the dreams of its students, faculty and trustees when it signed the American College & University Presidents’ Climate Commitment a decade ago. With the stroke of a pen from the Iowa college’s former president Raynard Kington, the private liberal arts school in Iowa pledged to begin enacting measures toward carbon neutrality. Read more

A Nobel Prize medal won by a professor has been donated to his former Cambridge University college by his family. Read more

ChatGPT Edu, emerging after initial partnerships with several universities, is prompting both cautious optimism and worries. Read more