ChatGPT can pass a college-level engineering course, earning a B grade with “minimal effort,” researchers at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign recently found. Read more

While completing a master’s degree in data analysis, Palwasha Zahid moved from Dallas to a town near Silicon Valley. The location made it easy to visit the campuses of tech stalwarts such as Google, Apple, and Nvidia. Read more

In the midst of a flurry of federal-policy changes and threatened crackdowns on international students, Chinese students, in particular, are victims of whiplash. Read more

Department of the Interior proposed reducing funding for tribal colleges by more than $100 million. Some tribal college leaders fear their institutions wouldn’t survive it. Read more

Widespread use of new tools has ‘blurred lines’ between academic support and misconduct, study finds Read more

Colleges are waiting with bated breath after President Trump announced an upcoming deal with Harvard University, fearing concessions that could become a blueprint for what the administration demands of other schools. Read more

Colleges spend millions on software to catch cheating. Honest students pay the price. Read more

Illinois State University just began offering a “Queer Studies” certificate – but a government watchdog group thinks that directing funds toward “boutique areas of study” ought not to be a priority. Read more

A plan to expand the Pell Grant to students in short-term workforce programs was cut from a budgetary megabill early Thursday morning despite immense bipartisan support. Read more

Excess work hours ‘consistently’ correlate with ‘moderate to severe’ anxiety and depression, Australian survey finds Read more