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Making sure graduates get jobs comes with high stakes—and the jobs outlook is especially hazy. This is what colleges are doing to prepare students for an uncertain future.
Dartmouth Provost’s ‘AI Dependency’ Sparks Backlash
Some students and faculty are calling for the provost’s firing after he allegedly used generative AI to write professional articles. He’s admitted to using ChatGPT, but says it didn’t replace his own intellectual judgment or authorship.
Rethinking the Traditional College Student
A six-part podcast series with higher ed experts explores who today’s college students are and how institutions can better support the realities of their lives.
The Students Crowdfunding for Tuition
Students facing acute challenges affording their tuition are increasingly turning to crowdfunding. Experts warn it’s a temporary fix to systemic affordability issues.
Higher Ed Groups Push Back on Trump’s New Accreditation Rule
The president wants to reshape the accreditation system. Commenters argued that his administration’s plans violate federal law.
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Ep. 214: Voices of Student Success: When Nontraditional Students Become the Norm
Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses what colleges need to rethink as “nontraditional” students increasingly reflect today’s college population.
Ep. 213: WASC’s Maria Toyoda on Accreditation’s Uncertain Future
The agency leader discusses the Education Department’s proposed regulation re-write.
Academic career advice from a university leader, “Be curious, be useful, bring evidence”
Learn about the career-building secrets of a university leader who has taken a less conventional path through academia.
Backward Course Design—From Learning Outcomes to Assessment to Activities
An expert in student-centered instructional design talks through the process of creating effective university courses, including the potential of artificial intelligence to support feedback and revision.