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New AI Learning Matrix Brings Nuance to ‘Wild West’ Moment

Researchers drew on more than 5,000 human development, education and psychology studies to create a tool that tells educators how using AI may help or hinder learning, depending on a student’s age and other context.

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The Singularity, Black October and Other Lessons for Higher Education

What happens when the exponential growth graph of a technology approaches the point at which it begins to go vertical? That is just where we are in the implementation of agentic AI.

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Student Success Is the Priority. Capacity Is the Challenge.

Our new survey finds that student success leaders are more confident in the undergraduate education their institution provides than in its ability to address persistent barriers—even as they see promise in AI.

Ep. 220: Higher Ed After the Midterms: What’s Next?

IHE journalists discuss the future of higher ed policy, new accreditation rules and the Department of Treasury’s threats to colleges’ tax-exempt status.

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Ransomware Gang Says It Hacked Vanderbilt University

The university had restored many of its operations by Tuesday, but hackers claim they stole one million–plus Social Security numbers and tranches of other personal information.

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When AI Becomes a Student’s Confidant

New research from The Rithm Project explores why young people turn to AI after difficult interpersonal experiences, raising questions about student mental health and belonging.

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Amid Accreditor Scrutiny, Maine Officials Defend ‘YourPace’ Program

Enrollment in the competency-based online program at the University of Maine at Presque Isle has mushroomed in recent years. That rapid growth is raising questions from the university’s accreditor.

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New in AI: UChicago Rethinks Writing, EIU Students Want Faculty Rules

Inside Higher Ed breaks down some of the latest developments regarding AI and ed tech on campus.