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It’s a Good Time to Be an English Professor

No, really.

By Ragini Tharoor Srinivasan

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Listen: How One Community College Is Embracing AI-Powered Data Tools

Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses how AI can be leveraged to improve predictive analytics and provide insight into workforce outcomes data for a two-year college.

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The Case for AI as Accommodation

Treating AI as optional risks perpetuating ableism in higher ed.

By Matthew Brophy

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It’s Time to Pull the Plug on ChatGPT at Cal State

Recent lawsuits suggest ChatGPT poses an unacceptable risk to our students’ mental health.

By Martha Lincoln

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No, the Pre-AI Era Was Not That Great

Misplaced nostalgia doesn’t get us anywhere.

By Zach Justus and Nik Janos

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AI Likely Driving Surge in Letters to the Editor

In the three years since large language models went mainstream, the number of new authors publishing a high volume of letters to the editor in scientific journals has also surged. Researchers say there’s likely a link—and it exposes cracks in academia’s publish-or-perish culture.

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Listen: A Liberal Arts College Goes All In on AI

Inside Higher Ed’s Voices of Student Success discusses new tools to evaluate and compare various LLMs for higher education learning and research.

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The Next AI Wave: When Classrooms Become Courtrooms

Prepare for students to turn to AI tools to back up grade disputes.

By Paul Heddings