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Survey: Most Parents Still Want Their Kids to Go to College
A new survey from Gallup and the Lumina Foundation shows that the majority of parents, no matter their party affiliation, prefer that their children’s plans after high school include some form of higher education.
Understanding Value of Learning Fuels ChatGPT’s Study Mode
Two teaching and learning experts experimented with ChatGPT’s new Study Mode, which promises to support “deeper learning” among college students. Google and Anthropic have also unveiled similar tools, but their effectiveness will likely depend on the student.
After Deals, Research Funding Starts to Flow Back to Columbia, Brown
About half of the frozen federal research grants and contracts at Columbia resumed in the last week. Brown officials say payments should resume in 30 days.
Faculty Latest Targets of Big Tech’s AI-ification of Higher Ed
A new partnership between OpenAI and Instructure will embed generative AI in Canvas. It may make grading easier, but faculty are skeptical it will enhance teaching and learning.
Study: Tenure Doesn’t Slow Average Research Output
However, tenured researchers who work in a lab had more publications than those in fields that don’t typically conduct lab-based research, according to a new paper.
Johns Hopkins Press Plans to License Books to Train AI
The publisher did not disclose which AI company or companies it’s partnering with, but expects any resulting revenue to be “meaningful” in advancing its mission.