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AI: Cheating Matters, but Redrawing Assessment ‘Matters Most’
Universities should prioritize ensuring that assessments are “assessing what we mean to assess” rather than letting conversations be dominated by discussions around cheating.
A College Degree Isn’t for Everyone
Kathleen deLaski unpacks her new book, which envisions higher education as a stepladder to skills that learners collect over a lifetime and present to employers.
$900 Million in Institute of Education Sciences Contracts Axed
The National Center for Education Statistics has been hit hard while researchers say grant review panels have been halted.
Against the Assessment Regime
Our approach to assessment not only distracts from good teaching—it can even distort educational goals, Patrick J. Casey argues.
‘Historians Should Be Everywhere’: Questions for the AHA’s Retiring Leader
Jim Grossman, exiting after 15 years as executive director of the American Historical Association, discusses his efforts to multiply historians’ routes to tenure, The 1619 Project’s impact on history debates and why policymakers need historians.
Academic Success Tip: Kick-Starting Conversations Around Course Completion
Administrators at IU Indianapolis created a facilitation guide to assist in conversations with faculty members about improving course completion rates. The guide will be implemented in several departments starting this term.
How Will AI Influence Higher Ed in 2025?
No one knows for sure, but Inside Higher Ed asked seven experts for their predictions.
Data-Based Decisions: Creating a Less Stressful Final Exam Schedule
A new tool at Bucknell University helps the registrar’s office develop an exam timetable that both accommodates faculty and reduces inconvenient timing for students.