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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Essential Considerations for Addressing the Possibility of AI-Driven Cheating, Part 2

Faculty Focus

Please refer to Part 1 for the six essential considerations for addressing AI-driven cheating. Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. Students are more likely to cheat when there is a stronger focus on scores (grades) than learning (Anderman, 2015), there is increased stress, pressure, and anxiety (Piercey, 2020), there is a lack of focus on academic integrity,

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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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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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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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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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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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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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Understanding the Impact of Industry-Led Partnerships With Higher Education Institutions

Higher Education Today

Title: Mapping the Opportunities: How Industry-Led Public-Private Partnerships Are Engaging Postsecondary Institutions to Benefit Employers, Postsecondary Institutions, and Students Authors: Alexandria Walton Radford, Helen Muhisani, Kathy Hughes, Jasmine Howard, and Lauren Mason Source: American Institutes for Research (AIR), Center for Applied Research in Postsecondary Education Strengthening student success and maximizing return on investments (ROI) for.

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A Rubric for DEI Course Design, Part One

Educause

A working group of the University of California Instructional Design and Faculty Support (IDFS) community of practice has developed a DEI Course Redesign Rubric. This episode will introduce and cover the first four topics of the rubric. Read more about this topic in the article "A DEI Course Design Rubric: Supporting Teaching and Learning in Uncertain Times".

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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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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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Students From Immigrant Families on the Rise

Inside Higher Ed

New reports suggest recruiting students born to immigrant parents and undocumented students is critical for colleges to stay diverse and stave off enrollment declines. Students from immigrant families now make up nearly a third of all students enrolled at American colleges and universities, according to a new report commissioned by the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration.

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Essential Considerations for Addressing the Possibility of AI-Driven Cheating, Part 2

Faculty Focus

Please refer to Part 1 for the six essential considerations for addressing AI-driven cheating. Part 2 discusses how you can redesign assignments using the TRUST model to serve as a pedagogical tool. Redesigning assignments can reduce the potential for cheating with AI. Students are more likely to cheat when there is a stronger focus on scores (grades) than learning (Anderman, 2015), there is increased stress, pressure, and anxiety (Piercey, 2020), there is a lack of focus on academic integrity,

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Streamline assessments with AI-assisted grading tools

Higher Ed Dive

Explore how Gradescope uses AI to help educators transform grading into learning.

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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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How Institutions Can Bridge the Gap Between What Students and Faculty Think About Digital Learning

Higher Education Today

Title: Time for Class 2023: Bridging Student and Faculty Perspectives on Digital Learning Authors: Catherine Shaw, Ria Bharadwaj, Louis NeJame, Sterling Martin, Natasha Janson, and Kristen Fox Source: Tyton Partners After the shift to online learning environments during the COVID-19 pandemic, digital learning has become an integral part of the higher education ecosystem.

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Serik Meirmanov, Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan

The PIE News

If you could spend five minutes with anyone from the international education sector, who would it be and what would you ask them? Introducing The PIE’s latest series, Five Minutes With… where we speak to leaders from across the sector and ask them all the big questions. Hailing from Kazakhstan, Serik Meirmanov made his way into the Japanese higher education sector and cemented his work at the centre of Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University in Beppu’s international education strategy.

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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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The Common App Enters an Uncommon Era

Inside Higher Ed

The start of this year’s application cycle was more momentous than usual, as colleges introduced new essay prompts and adjusted requirements for a post–affirmative action world. Even in a typical year, Aug. 1 is a big day for college admissions. It’s launch day for the Common App, the 1,000-member platform for college applications, and the beginning of many months of preparation and nervous anticipation for parents and applicants of all ages.

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