Plagiarism by academics is serious. Any excuses had better be good
Copying others’ work is theft and corrupts the literature. Concern for culprits’ welfare should not preclude punishment, says an academic Read more
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How can your school help faculty overcome edtech fatigue and burnout?
Listening to faculty perspectives is critical for successfully integrating technology into higher education. Developed by WGU Labs’ College Innovation Network (CIN), the 2023 EdTech Faculty Survey provides crucial insights into pain points in the faculty experience with the ever-developing instructional device. Read more
Mass shootings linked to ‘structural racism,’ professors say
There is an association between mass shootings and structural racism according to a new paper in JAMA Surgery. Read more
Change in Medical Licensing Exam Concerns Students and Faculty
The exam was changed to a pass-fail model, ostensibly to relieve student stress. Critics say the change has not reduced stress but has amplified inequities among students. Read more
Pro-woke professors leave Florida universities in protest
University professors in Florida are leaving in droves, and blaming the state’s fight against woke policies. Read more
GPT-3 can reason about as well as a college student, UCLA psychologists report
Research by UCLA psychologists shows that, astonishingly, the artificial intelligence language model GPT-3 performs about as well as college undergraduates when asked to solve the sort of reasoning problems that typically appear on intelligence tests and standardized tests such as the SAT. The study is published in Nature Human Behaviour. Read more
University of California votes to no longer accept easier math class for admissions
A committee that oversees the University of California system’s admissions standards recently voted to stop accepting high school data science classes as advanced math courses, saying students who take these classes are not fully prepared for college-level STEM courses. Read more
Following a Trend, Nevada State College Is Now a University
The newly minted university is just the latest institution attempting to reframe its image at a time of enrollment declines and public skepticism about higher education. Read more
Survey: 23% of all undergraduate students struggle with food insecurity
The 2019-20 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:20) is the survey’s first iteration to ask students about food insecurity and homelessness, and it may have unearthed a different kind of pandemic students have long been struggling with in pursuit of postsecondary education. Read more
Scottish exams pass rate falls for second successive year
The exams pass rate in Scotland has fallen for the second successive year after the grading system became stricter after the Covid pandemic. Read more
