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Connecticut corporations, academic institutions and nonprofits are teaming up to tackle the implications of artificial intelligence through the Connecticut AI Alliance, or CAIA. Sixteen colleges and universities have joined the consortium to keep up with the rapid pace of change AI has sewn across every facet of the state economy. Read more
College officials across the nation are instituting hiring freezes and spending cuts in response to President Trump’s widespread attacks on higher education, hoping to stave off even more drastic measures down the road, such as layoffs. Read more
China’s ambition to lead the world in AI is far from unique. Yet its resources, talent and coordination of higher education and industry could just give it the edge, especially as Donald Trump’s policies diminish the US’ allure to top talent. Read more
Northwestern University’s “Intro to Christianity” course is “an exercise in anti-Christian bigotry,” according to a Christian civil rights leader. Read more
Enrollment in trade schools has significantly increased since the pandemic, and it’s only expected to continue over the next decade, according to a new report from Validated Insights. Read more
As the Trump administration has issued a volley of executive orders and policy directives aimed at higher education over the past two months, the sector’s fight back has been led not by individual institutions — like often happened during his first term — but by its acronym-heavy associations. Read more
Some foreign Fulbright students are still waiting to hear about their visas for next academic year while applicants remain in the dark about their status. Read more
Melanie Woodin will succeed Meric Gertler, who has led Canada’s largest university for more than a decade, on 1 July Read more
A new novel-writing competition with the theme “America 2076” hopes to inspire new talent, particularly students, to write the next great American work of fiction. Read more
Legal scholars on what Columbia University should have done — and what other colleges could do next. Read more
