Sat.Apr 13, 2024

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Leaders Call for Active Resistance Against Anti-DEI Measures

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NEW YORK – At the National Action Network (NAN) Convention in New York City, social justice leaders gathered to discuss the impact of anti-Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) legislation introduced or signed into law in states like Texas, Florida, and Alabama. Public institutions in these states are firing DEI-focused employees or redirecting their roles in an effort to comply.

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Students choose arts degrees in droves despite huge rise in fees under Morrison government

The Guardian Higher Education

The scheme to incentivise students into other disciplines has failed to stem the ‘massive swell’ of demand for humanities Get our morning and afternoon news emails , free app or daily news podcast Owen Magee knew how high his student loan would be if he enrolled in an arts degree – he saw the headlines in 2020, when he was still in early adolescence.

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Cleveland State sets special board meeting to consider faculty, staff buyout offers - Amy Morona, Signal Cleveland

Ray Schroeder

The university’s board of trustees will consider the proposal at a newly scheduled special board meeting Tuesday, April 9. As Signal Cleveland recently reported, Cleveland State President Laura Bloomberg told faculty about the buyout proposal earlier this week. Bloomberg said she plans to ask the board for $9 million to pay for those buyouts. That money would come from a one-time draw from the institution’s reserves, she said at a faculty senate meeting Wednesday, April 3.

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Generative AI vs AI tools in higher education Carlie Rutledge, the Prairie News

Ray Schroeder

Turnitin has an AI detector embedded in its website to detect when students have used generative AI and/or AI tools. When students submit assignments to Turnitin, the site compares their work to other sources to see how similar it can be. It will produce a similarity grade and alert the professors of this grade. Depending on the similar average, the student might be accused of plagiarism.