AI unlocks ancient text owned by Caesar’s family
Three students have won a $700,000 prize after using AI to read a 2,000-year-old scroll burnt during the Mount Vesuvius eruption in 79AD. Read more
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AI and plagiarism: Why higher ed must now adjust
A plagiarism war has erupted since Claudine Gay announced her resignation from Harvard University. After Business Insider suggested Neri Oxman—a prominent MIT grad and wife of billionaire philanthropist William Ackman—had plagiarized in her dissertation, Ackman promised to leverage AI capabilities to review the published work of all of MIT’s faculty, its president and the work of the faculties at other Ivy Leagues. Read more
Lower inflation offers little reprieve on humanities fees
Incongruous Australian indexation rules to see arts students paying A$17,000 a year, unless accord’s final report produces an overhaul Read more
Assessing quality of Microcredentials Is difficult
Most high school educators recognize the value of microcredentials, but a dearth of available data on outcomes can make them hesitant to recommend nondegree pathways to students. Read more
Med schools push flawed race-matching, watchdog warns
Many medical schools are adopting a flawed theory called “racial concordance” to justify admitting students based on their race, a medical watchdog organization warned in a new report Read more
Facebook and Instagram to label all fake AI images
Meta says it will introduce technology that can detect and label images generated by other companies' artificial intelligence (AI) tools. Read more
Global rankings: the age of deference is coming to an end
Recently, criticism of global university rankings has intensified. The causes and the possible consequences of this discontent are diverse and the future is hard to see, but it is a good bet that, in a few years, the international ranking scene will look very different. Read more
Zuckerberg and Ackman fail in Harvard power bid
Conservative billionaire-backed bids for university’s Overseers board produces complaints about process and vows to try again next year Read more
Biden STEM immigration proposal could hurt college grads, expert warns
The Department of Labor is considering broadening who qualifies for “permanent employment” as a foreign workers, a change that could include expanding what is considered a Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math, or STEM, job. Read more
Oregon university drops failing grades for students, citing ‘GPA fixation’
An Oregon university announced they will abandon failing letter grades, citing a “GPA fixation” that negatively impacts students. Read more
