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Students Distancing From Distance Learning

The drop has academics cautioning against going all in on online courses.

Arizona Budget Woes Linked to Ashford Acquisition, Report Says

The University of Arizona’s acquisition of an online, for-profit institution has significantly contributed to the university’s financial woes, according to...
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Data Science Major Takes Off

Colleges are leaning into data science majors as workforce demand rises and the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded for the specialty skyrockets.

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Harvard Seeks More Monitoring of Anonymous App After Antisemitic Posts

The university reached out to Sidechat after student reports of “concerning” content.

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Opinion

Academic Life Without a Smartphone

Jeffrey Herlihy-Mera doesn’t have a smartphone—and he thinks scholars should be asking a lot more questions about how the devices are affecting academic life.

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Microcredentials on the Rise, but Not at Colleges

A new survey found training partnerships between employers and four-year colleges fell between 2022 and 2023 while instruction provided by third-party providers rose.

Opinion

ChatGPT Can’t Teach Writing

Automated syntax generation is not teaching.

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How Many Casualties Would a Plagiarism War Produce?

If conservatives and liberals start scouring their opponents’ academic publications for stolen ideas or phrases, nobody—even plagiarism experts—knows how much grist they will find.