Universities’ AI safeguards promote ‘enforcement illusion’
The only way to prevent AI from undermining assessments is to design them that way, Australian researchers argue Read more
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75% of Truman Scholars involved in liberal politics a decade later, analysis finds
Truman Scholarship award winners stayed involved in liberal political issues a decade after winning the taxpayer-funded scholarship, according to an analysis by The College Fix. Read more
How emerging tech makes it easier to defraud schools out of millions
Scammers are collecting millions of dollars by posing as community college students and requesting financial aid. These “ghost students,” now running rampant in California and infiltrating other states, are deploying new deepfake technology to trick their institutional victims. Read more
Why This Is the Most Damaging Time to Restrict Student Visas
The U.S. Department of State’s decision to halt the scheduling of all new student-visa interviews has sent shock waves across college campuses and among students worldwide. Read more
Yale-NUS’ book dumping was a tiny crime against culture
Last month, as Donald Trump continued his attack on American universities, something else happened in academia: Yale-NUS College, a liberal arts college founded by the National University of Singapore and Yale University in 2012, quietly ceased to exist. And with it, thousands of books and DVDs disappeared. Read more
Fewer than 1 in 10 universities have institutional neutrality policies
While 2024 saw a rise in advocacy for and the adoption of institutional neutrality statements, fewer than one in 10 universities have such policies in place. Read more
What I Learned Serving on My University’s AI Committee
Over the course of the past two years, university committees focused on the impact of artificial intelligence have assembled across the country. Read more
Trump Wants Grant Makers to Become Political Appointees
Officials say the policy, which would make it easier to fire thousands of government employees, is designed to increase accountability. But experts say it would increase corruption and threaten the nation’s health and economy. Read more
Has AI ‘transformed’ university for the better?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) has impacted industries across the globe since its widespread emergence - fewer more so than higher education. Read more
May closings: Penn State is the latest to shut down campuses
The Penn State Board of Trustees successfully voted on May 22 to approve the university’s plans to close seven of its 20 college campuses to cut down on growing financial challenges and declining enrollment. The campuses due to close will affect 3.4% of the system’s faculty and more than 500 of its total staff. Read more
