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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.”
How Apprenticeships Can Help Colleges Access Workforce Pell
Registered apprenticeships that include some instruction from a college automatically qualify as “in-demand,” giving institutions a potential fast track to Workforce Pell.
The Way(s) Forward on Measuring Learning
Higher education must prove to the public that students are ready for work and life. Here’s how we might do that.
Report: Humanities Majors Disappearing
Anxiety about job prospects and heavy reading loads have led to dramatic declines in humanities majors since 2012, according to the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.