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Ethical Considerations in Using ChatGPT in Colleges and Universities

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

Give Credit Where Credit is Due I’m always on the lookout for articles about the use of ChatGPT, especially as it pertains to ethical behavior. I recently read an instructive piece on the Educate Wiser website. In it, the author points out some of the limitations of ChatGPT that include: Generating inaccurate or unreliable information. Reflecting biases that are present in the text it has been trained on.

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More than 408K unauthorized immigrants are enrolled in US colleges

Higher Ed Dive

A joint report from two advocacy groups found that number shrunk due to the pandemic and challenges to DACA.

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Are staff with professional and industry expertise proper academics?

Wonkhe

Do academics who work outside of universities make HE more inclusive or reinforce hierarchical structures? Rebecca Hodgson and Iain Garner roll their sleeves up. The post Are staff with professional and industry expertise proper academics? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Set Up Your Personal Academic Website with Jennifer van Alstyne, Brittany Trinh, and Ian Li

The Academic Designer

Jennifer van Alstyne, Brittany Trinh, and Dr. Ian Li discuss creating personal academic websites, demoing Owlstown, and answering FAQs. Establish online presence through a simple, customizable website for professors.

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Navigating Higher Ed’s Tech & Budget Crunch: Yes, You Can Survive

As Higher Ed institutions continue struggling with budget constraints and enrollment pressures, making smart decisions about technology is crucial. How do institutions enhance data security, optimize their tech stack and engage students effectively…all while managing limited resources? Bret Ingerman, former Vice President for Information Technology at Tallahassee State College, digs into these conundrums, exploring how Pathify offers solutions to enhance student engagement while giving instituti

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Excited for what our move to the Big Ten will bring

UW Presidential Blog

As we announced this afternoon , the University of Washington will be joining the Big Ten Conference starting with the 2024-25 season. This is an exciting time for our student-athletes, our fans and our University. The Big Ten is a leading athletic conference with excellent athletic and academic traditions, and a strong future. The move to the Big Ten will enable our Husky teams to continue to compete at the highest level on a national stage, while also providing the stability and resources that

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College Board: AP Psychology cannot be taught under Florida law

Higher Ed Dive

Florida will not permit schools to teach sections of AP Psychology on sexual orientation and gender identity, coursework the College Board, the nonprofit behind the course, describes as foundational.

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Government Data Reveals 1 in 5 Undergrads Are Food Insecure

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

College students struggling with hunger has been a growing concern for some time. Over the last decade, the number of food pantries on campuses has swelled from 80 to around 800. But surveys on the issue have been limited to colleges that participated voluntarily, leaving the true extent of the problem unknown. Now, new data from the 2020 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study has provided the first nationally representative picture: more than one in five undergraduates experience food insecur

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For First Time, U.S. Releases Data on Student Basic Needs

Inside Higher Ed

Researchers long wanted a federal data set to back up their own work and make it known that college students suffer from hunger and homelessness. Over the past decade, universities and community organizations alike have increased their efforts to support students struggling to access basic needs like housing and food. But even as researchers tried to study how best to help those students, one significant hurdle stood in their way: no one knew exactly how many homeless or hungry students were out

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Calbright receives first-time accreditation

Higher Ed Dive

The online, certificate-granting college earned the approval almost two years before its legislated deadline of April 2025.

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Of course you can’t detect students’ use of AI. So what next?

Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson continues his Denver diaries with reflections on an academic integrity giant's decision to withdraw from trying to detect use of AI The post Of course you can’t detect students’ use of AI. So what next? appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Understanding the Social Change Model of Leadership (SCM): Igniting Students’ Academic Development P

The article addresses the Social Change Model of Leadership Development. It elucidates the SMC background, key assumptions, and the main pillars of the model to form a a change agent who could be helpful with institutional in-service delivery.

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Spartanburg Community College Faculty Criticize Administration's Governance

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Some faculty at Spartanburg Community College (SCC) are criticizing what they allege is heavy-handed governance and changes without faculty input by the school administration since new leadership in 2020, The Post and Courier reported. There have even been calls for outside oversight agencies to investigate SCC. Meanwhile, SCC claims that it has had to intervene to quell distracting discontent.

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The Toll of a Botched Hire

Inside Higher Ed

Texas A&M announces it will pay Kathleen McElroy $1 million and concludes that the university’s prior president, despite protestations to the contrary, played a key role in the mess. The Texas A&M University system will pay $1 million to settle legal claims by Kathleen McElroy, the Black journalist whose botched hiring embarrassed the system’s flagship campus and led to its president’s retirement.

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Cruz bill would give NCAA power over NIL rules

Higher Ed Dive

The legislative proposal would set national name, image and likeness standards and establish that college athletes are not employees.

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For disabled students, understanding the past helps us fix the future

Wonkhe

Ellie Thompson and Piers Wilkinson draw on the history of disability justice to interrogate universities' approach to disability inclusion The post For disabled students, understanding the past helps us fix the future appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Chris Rufo Can't Decide Between Propaganda and Intellectual History

The Chronicle of Higher Education

The journalist shaped the conversation around higher ed. How's his book? By Len Gutkin Illustration by The Chronicle; photo by Mike Lang, USA Today Network The journalist shaped the conversation around higher ed. How's his book?

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AP Psych Course ‘Effectively Banned’ in Florida

Inside Higher Ed

AP Psych Course ‘Effectively Banned’ in Florida Featured Image at Top of Article 279223763_438508334748134_3170508146696811956_n.jpg jessica.

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New College of Florida names 3 presidential finalists, including DeSantis ally Richard Corcoran

Higher Ed Dive

The public institution has been a test case of sorts for the state’s Republican governor, who stacked its trustee board with conservative voices.

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Ai charges the sector with taking students higher

Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson continues his diaries from Denver with a chat with a man eager for educators to cross the AI chasm The post Ai charges the sector with taking students higher appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Internationalisation in the Netherlands: a misrepresentation

The PIE News

Much of what is being reported and communicated by Dutch media and government is a misrepresentation of what is actually happening with internationalisation of education in the Netherlands. This is why the new bill proposed by the Dutch education ministry, aiming to effectively manage the number of international students coming to the Netherlands, should be abolished!

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Texas A&M Reaches $1 Million Settlement with Black Journalism Professor Over Hiring Issue

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Texas A&M University has reached a settlement for $1 million with Dr. Kathleen McElroy, a Black journalism professor whose hiring was sabotaged by backlash over her past diversity work, the Associated Press reported. Dr. Kathleen McElroy The school admitted “mistakes were made during the hiring process.” “I hope the resolution of my matter will reinforce A&M’s allegiance to excellence in higher education and its commitment to academic freedom and journalism,” McElroy said.

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$10K for a leave of absence? Middlebury offers deal to free up dorm space

Higher Ed Dive

The Vermont college is expecting a higher number of returning students than usual, in part due to pandemic-related delays in education.

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Bridging the gap between academic and comms staff for the public good

Wonkhe

Science communication in a post-Covid world calls for a new way to span the gap between researchers and university comms teams – and a new skill set, as Michael Head explains The post Bridging the gap between academic and comms staff for the public good appeared first on Wonkhe.

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US int’ls as “cash cows” won’t solve anything – NAFSA

The PIE News

US higher education institutions will fail in their recruitment efforts if they take the view of international students as “cash cows”, according to CEO of NAFSA Fanta Aw. Speaking to The PIE News , Aw highlighted the necessity of recruiting international students in helping the US survive the upcoming enrolment cliff – as one of many strategies. “We do believe there is ample capacity at US colleges and universities to welcome them,” Aw said, referring to the thousands of institutions who have f

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NSF Leaders Discuss Investments in AI Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Efforts to research, improve, and democratize artificial intelligence (AI) for use in numerous fields are underway, according to experts from the National Science Foundation (NSF). Dr. Michael Littman Leaders from multiple different NSF divisions gathered during a virtual panel last Thursday to point out how the federal agency was funding the use of AI in sectors such as climate, healthcare, education, and agriculture.

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California’s top court sides with USC in student misconduct case

Higher Ed Dive

At private colleges in the state, students accused of violence aren’t guaranteed a right to cross-examine their accusers during live hearings, the judge ruled.

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Natural justice matters when handling allegations of sexual misconduct

Wonkhe

Amy Tschobotko and Jonathon Lodwick review recent guidance and cases to explore what “natural justice” means in a campus disciplinary context The post Natural justice matters when handling allegations of sexual misconduct appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Netherlands: call for higher education funding rethink in ongoing international debate

The PIE News

Debate on government proposals to reduce the numbers of international students in the Netherlands by cutting back English-taught programs is continuing as a public consultation has launched. Last year, Dutch minister for Education, Culture and Science, Robbert Dijkgraaf, told The PIE in an exclusive interview that the country was searching for an “optimal” number of international students, while he praised the role of student and researcher international exchanges.

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Who Had a Say in Derailing Texas A&M's Hiring of Kathleen McElroy?

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Zachary Schermele Illustration by The Chronicle; photo by Zoonar GmbH, Alamy New hires are typically matters reserved for deans, chairs, and a few others. Not so at Texas A&M.

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Alderson Broaddus University loses state operating approval, portending closure

Higher Ed Dive

Financial and leadership issues have plagued the Baptist-affiliated institution in West Virginia for months.

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In several cities this September, students have nowhere to live

Wonkhe

Jim Dickinson reviews two reports on student housing demand, supply and price - and senses a housing crisis coming that nobody seems to be able to grip The post In several cities this September, students have nowhere to live appeared first on Wonkhe.

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Some Math and Economics Related to Race and Education

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Supreme Court recently ruled that race could not be used in determining admissions at colleges and universities. The case pitted the values of diversity and righting past injustices against the value of equal treatment for individuals in equal circumstances. Rather than discuss how to balance those values, I offer observations about the ruling’s implications and an alternative approach to improve educational opportunities for those from historically disadvantaged groups.

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‘We Dodged a Bullet’: Texts Between Texas A&M President and Dean Show How Faculty Hire Fell Apart

The Chronicle of Higher Education

By Zachary Schermele The messages discussed Kathleen McElroy, recruited as a journalism professor. In one, M. Katherine Banks, then the president, called her an "awful person" for going to the press.

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Data breaches cost higher education and training organizations $3.7M on average in 2023

Higher Ed Dive

In an annual report, IBM assessed the cost of cyberattacks by studying 553 impacted organizations across 17 sectors.

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The LLE discussion needs to include post-graduate study

Wonkhe

Michelle Morgan argues that postgraduate study must be included in the LLE provision in order to super proof postgraduate taught participation in years to come for the individual, the economy and society. The post The LLE discussion needs to include post-graduate study appeared first on Wonkhe.

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What Happens Next? Pursuing Racial and Ethnic Diversity with Race-Neutral Admissions

Higher Education Today

Title: Race, Elite College Admissions, and the Courts: The Pursuit of Racial Equality in Education Retreats to K-12 Schools Authors: Anthony P. Carnevale, Peter Schmidt, and Jeff Strohl Source: Georgetown University McCourt School of Public Policy Center on Education and the Workforce The implications of disallowing the consideration of race in college admissions are significant.

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