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Why Do Universities Lie About Program Information?

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

I have previously blogged about doctored program information submitted by four prominent universities—Rutgers University, Temple University, Claremont McKenna College, and Iona College. The university gave false information about standardized testing, student debt, grade point averages of admitted students, student-faculty ratios and more.

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The Growing Role of Artificial Intelligence in College Admissions

Insight Into Diversity

This gives AI the information to create a base academic profile for each applicant that admissions officers have previously done by processing individual application materials and manually entering data. Synthesizing information with AI, I can see that happening, but I don’t think you’ll ever take away from the human element,” he said.

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Mark Richards to step down as provost in summer 2023

UW Presidential Blog

As we approach the start of the academic year next month, I’m writing to let you know 2022–23 will be Mark Richards’ last year as Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs. Mark plans to step down as provost in summer 2023, after he completes his five-year term in the position.

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UPCEA MEMS Conference: AI, Authenticity, Limitations of Measurement

MindMax

One thing I love about this conference, hosted by UPCEA, is that it attracts a broad cross-section of higher education professionals: everyone from deans and provosts to higher ed marketing and enrollment management specialists. This is another area where AI coaching can potentially provide support supplemented by human interaction.

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Emory Launches AI Institute to Improve Patient Care, Health Equity

Insight Into Diversity

Bellamkonda, provost and executive vice president for academic affairs, in a statement. “By The reduction in cost resulting from AI-informed precision medicine, as well as the elimination of the need for invasive biopsies, are even greater boons to underserved and under-resourced populations locally in Atlanta, nationally and globally.”

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Growth in assistant professorships is uneven (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

Our data set includes information on hiring at 391 Ph.D.-granting But this is not the case in education, in social sciences and in particular in the humanities, all of which are characterized by stable or declining demand for assistant professors. granting universities in the humanities decreased by 16.8 granting universities.

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Dr. Melissa Gilliam to Lead Boston University as Historic First

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

She is currently executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, the first Black to hold that role in the school’s history. There is so much talent and human potential, I figure in 2023 it should be commonplace. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice and vice provost. And it just isn’t.”