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Who Is Left Out if We Stop Writing?
The idea that writing isn’t important is deeply dangerous, and not (only) because writing is thinking.
Utah Legislative Audit Suggests Reducing Tenure Protections
A post-tenure review report recommends lawmakers consider “streamlining” the process to fire faculty and preventing universities from diverging from it.
Does It Matter Which AP Courses You Take?
Six AP courses correlated with an admissions advantage, according to data from a college counseling company. It’s unclear whether those courses led to the boost or if confounding variables played a role.
Calculus Is an Admissions Barrier—Even for Students Who Weren’t Offered It
Admissions officers were 16.4 percentage points less likely to recommend a student for admission who hadn’t taken calculus than one who had, even when the former had taken as many advanced courses as they could.
More U.K. Universities End Turnitin Contracts as Concerns Mount
Newcastle and Westminster join Southampton in decision not to renew deal with plagiarism checker amid questions over how the once-ubiquitous service is adapting to the AI age.
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.
Higher Ed’s AI Integration Overhyped, New Data Shows
For the first time, the company that owns Canvas analyzed which external learning tools higher education users integrated into the LMS most often. The most popular AI tool didn’t even crack the top 100.
Higher Ed Groups Bash ED Proposal to Allow More Grant Terminations
The Education Department received more than 5,500 public comments on rule changes that would allow the secretary to, among many other things, ax awards simply “for convenience.”