Sun.Jan 07, 2024

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Guillory Named Chief Academic Officer at Dillard

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Monique Guillory has been appointed the new provost and chief academic and enrollment officer Dillard University, effective April 1. Dillard President Dr. Rochelle L. Ford announced that Guillory will work with the interim provost, Mablene Krueger, through April to transition into the role. Guillory will serve as a senior cabinet member and in the administrative office, next in line to Ford.

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LLMs are not inventions, they are Discoveries. How That Fact Changes Adoption and Outlook. - BRET KINSELLA - Synthedia

Ray Schroeder

It's interesting to me that that large language models in their current form are not inventions, they're discoveries. You know, the telescope was an invention, but looking through it at Jupiter, knowing that it had moons was a discovery. “My God, it has moons.” And that's what Galileo did… We know exactly what happens with a 787. It's an engineered object.

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Guillory Gets Chief Academic Officer Appointment at Dillard

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Monique Guillory has been appointed the new provost and chief academic and enrollment officer Dillard University, effective April 1. Dillard President Dr. Rochelle L. Ford announced that Guillory will work with the interim provost, Mablene Krueger, through April to transition into the role. Guillory will serve as a senior cabinet member and in the administrative office, next in line to Ford.

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Strange Bedfellows on Accreditation

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Strange Bedfellows on Accreditation Elizabeth Redden Sun, 01/07/2024 - 12:06 PM Jennifer Blum and Robert Shireman write that bipartisan consensus around improving accreditation is possible.

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Generative AI Learned Nothing From Web 2.0 - Vittoria Elliott, Wired

Ray Schroeder

But for all the novelty and speed, generative AI’s problems are also painfully familiar. OpenAI and its rivals racing to launch new AI models are facing problems that have dogged social platforms, that earlier era-shaping new technology, for nearly two decades. Companies like Meta never did get the upper hand over mis- and disinformation, sketchy labor practices, and nonconsensual pornography, to name just a few of their unintended consequences.

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Unpacking the Pillars of Resistance Against DEI Initiatives

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The political landscape in Florida has recently witnessed some significant developments that pose a serious challenge to efforts aimed at promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) initiatives at public colleges and universities. On November 8, 2023, the Florida Board of Governors put forth regulations aimed at restricting the use of state and federal funds for DEI programs.

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