AI can beat university students, study suggests
University exams taken by fake students using artificial intelligence beat those by real students and usually went undetected by markers, in a limited study. Read more
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University exams taken by fake students using artificial intelligence beat those by real students and usually went undetected by markers, in a limited study. Read more
As in Florida, Texas and other states that have passed anti-DEI legislation, Utah’s public institutions are applying the law with a broad brush. Read more
With more countries keen to capitalise on the lucrative industry, policymakers and companies are leaning on universities to address talent deficits Read more
Student optimism toward higher education shines through the latest retention report from The National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The rate of fall of 2022 freshmen returning for another year represents a decade high, according to the organization’s latest report on persistence and retention. Read more
Almost 15 years after federal law put free water on school menus, states still struggle with how to guarantee access Read more
Wichita State University is closing its women’s studies department, one of the oldest in the country, due to continuously low student interest. Read more
In a special illustrated feature, Ben Platts-Mills explains why Albert Einstein and other eminent physicists refused to believe black holes could be real. Were they too strange and sublime to imagine? Read more
Many small private colleges are surviving quarter to quarter, narrowly avoiding sweeping budget cuts. The bungled FAFSA rollout pushed some over the edge. Read more
Lindenwood University recently announced it’s letting go of 12 staff members and two faculty members and may decide not fill up to 50 positions in order to help cut its operating budget by 10%, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports. While enrollment began to fall at the Missouri-based private university last fall, this year’s FAFSA complications have compounded the issue, forcing Lindenwood to make its second round of layoffs in a single year. Read more
Introduction of new syllabus may be reason number of girls taking subject more than halved in eight years, academics say Read more