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What Dr. Ibram Kendi’s Appointment to Howard Means for HBCUs—and Black Scholarship

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Mellon Professor in the Humanities at Boston University, where he founded the Center for Antiracist Research under a five-year charter in 2020. His tough and controversial leadership decisions, set against a backdrop of the university's retreat from diversity efforts, led to a 2023 investigation into the center's finances and culture.

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Despite Increased Visibility, Asian Americans Continue to Face Barriers in Academia

Insight Into Diversity

But I would say those are the exceptions, not the rules,” says Nicholas Hartlep, PhD, the Robert Charles Billings Endowed Chair in Education at Berea College, whose research focuses on race and equity — particularly concerning the experiences of Asian Americans — in academia. This article was published in our January/February 2024 issue.

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A Student’s POV on ChatGPT in Academia

Today's Learner

Artificial intelligence, or AI , is the term to describe the creation of computer systems that are capable of carrying out tasks that traditionally require human intelligence. ChatGPT is a computer application that can communicate with human beings in real-time. ChatGPT in academia: Is the future artificial? What is ChatGPT?

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Promoting AI-Enhanced Performance in the Online Classroom

Faculty Focus

One way that online instructors can use AI in the classroom is to become a digital master and use generative AI, such as ChatGPT , to develop deeper content ideas or analyze student contributions within discussion (Mora and Semingson 2023, 57). 2023, 396). AI can considerably improve engagement in the classroom (A. Huang et al.

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HEI and the Nature of Work

Higher Education Inquirer

It draws attention to issues such as low pay, lack of job security, limited benefits, and the increasing reliance on contingent labor in academia. The publication explores the potential for automation and artificial intelligence to displace human workers, raising concerns about job security and the future of work.

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A Student’s POV on ChatGPT in Academia

Today's Learner

Artificial intelligence, or AI , is the term to describe the creation of computer systems that are capable of carrying out tasks that traditionally require human intelligence. ChatGPT is a computer application that can communicate with human beings in real-time. ChatGPT in academia: Is the future artificial? What is ChatGPT?

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What Tyler Cowen Gets Wrong About What’s Wrong with Higher Education

Inside Higher Ed

His first concern is the potential for a diminution of status among elite institutions, brought on by universities prioritizing labor force-friendly majors such as computer science and engineering over the humanities and social sciences. Third, Cowen worries that the best and brightest choose any career path as long as it is not academia.