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Opinion

‘Data Empire’ and Data-Driven Campus Decision-Making

AI and data-governance conversations through the lens of power.

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A University’s Research on Its Own AI Tool Raised More Questions Than Answers

The University of Maryland ran a randomized, controlled trial of the virtual study assistant it created before deploying across campus. One problem? Just 15 percent of students in the study actually used it.

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Free Community College Part of Amazon’s $1B Plan to Quell Data Center Backlash

Over the next five years, Amazon will invest more than $1 billion in education, energy and water conservation, as well...
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Opinion

What My Students Said About a Phone and Laptop Ban

Students were mostly supportive of the policy, saying that banning electronic devices from the classroom improved their learning.

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Opinion

Why Do We Keep Debating the M.L.S.?

Here’s why librarians can’t resolve our recurrent arguments about the import of the field’s professional degree.

How Is AI Affecting Open Research?

Learn about the advances, risks and challenges that are shaping open research practices, including artificial intelligence, from two experts based in Europe.

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Opinion

Bring On the Alternatives. Colleges Will Hold Their Own.

Silicon Valley titans announce another in a line of purported college killers, many of which have flopped. I’ll still bet on traditional institutions—if they respond to changing expectations.

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Technology Officers Navigating ‘Age of Perpetual Change’

Determining where artificial intelligence adds value to colleges and future-proofing students for a volatile world are the most pressing issues for technology leaders, new research says.