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College President Says ‘Biden’s Plan to Cancel Student Debt Hurts Colleges like Mine’

University Business

The post College President Says ‘Biden’s Plan to Cancel Student Debt Hurts Colleges like Mine’ appeared first on University Business. Merkle said Biden’s plan deserves to fail because it unfairly favors higher education institutions while damaging the nation. Read more on Benzinga.

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Report: Multiple Aspects of Higher Ed Can Benefit from AI Use

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The playbook claims that AI can help support and improve three facets of higher education: organizational effectiveness, teaching and learning, and the student experience.

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Report: Florida's Attacks on DEI Risk Harming Higher Ed and Democracy

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

“During the dozens of interviews conducted by the special committee with faculty members across Florida, two sentiments came up frequently: the reality in Florida is ‘Orwellian,’ and Florida is the ‘canary in a coal mine,’” the report noted.

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Howard University’s Undergraduate Library to be Renamed in Honor of President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

This honor is not solely mine; it is a reflection of the unwavering commitment and tireless efforts of the faculty, staff, students, alumni, and supporters who have made our University a place of distinction.

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Interdisciplinary Gamified Teaching of Critical Metals

The Scholarly Teacher

c) Department of Chemistry, Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO, 80401, United States. Key Statement: Introducing systems involved in sourcing critical metals needed for technology using bingo and mining flash cards can engage science, geography, and economics classes alike.

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Endpoint Detection and Response Solutions Spot University Security Threats

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

When the University of Kentucky was hit by a crypto mining attack in 2020, the school was operating with a “federated” endpoint protection strategy, says Stephen Burr, associate CIO and enterprise CISO at UK. Burr calls the event a “lightbulb…

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The software says my student cheated using AI. They say they’re innocent. Who do I believe? | Robert Topinka

The Guardian Higher Education

Many universities, including mine, responded by adopting AI detection software, and I soon had my fears confirmed when it provided the following judgment on one of the essays: “100% AI-generated”. Like teachers everywhere, I was worried that students would succumb to the temptation to outsource their thinking to the machine.

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