Tech & Innovation

U.S. officials got an earful at a “listening session” where consumer advocates said such arrangements put students at risk and campus leaders insisted the agreements help them serve working students better.

Academic and industry leaders spoke with conviction at the SXSW EDU conference this week about approaches that impede educational access to motivated, capable learners.

An unexplained outage at D’Youville University led to a month of network unreliability on campus. University officials say networks are now available, but faculty members say the lack of information about the outage has been frustrating.

Three recent studies highlight confusion about alternative credentials. But all parties seek quality, verifiable, bite-size, low-priced online offerings targeting specific industries.

The rush to impose new barriers to prevent cheating with AI could disproportionately hurt students with disabilities, Martin Stanberry, Jack Bernard and Joseph Storch write.

By Martin Stanberry et al.

ChatGPT has tremendous potential as an assistive technology for faculty and students with ADHD, Maggie Melo writes.

By Maggie Melo

Biden administration guidance, targeted at companies that share tuition revenue with colleges, is framed so broadly it could affect nonprofit groups, state agencies and others. Update: Education Department delays implementation until Sept. 1.