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GPT-4 is here. But most faculty lack AI policies.

Inside Higher Ed

” A few short months after OpenAI released ChatGPT—a large language model with an unusual ability to mimic human language and thought—the company released an upgrade known as GPT-4. But by OpenAI’s own admission, humans are susceptible to overrelying on the tools, which could have unintended outcomes.

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Welcome to the Wild, Wild West of AI and the Higher Education Institution

WCET Frontiers

Calling ChatGPT and generative AI a “plague upon education,” Weissman opines “In these early days of the GPT spread, we are largely defenseless against this novel threat to human intelligence and academic integrity. Of the more than 600 respondents, only 8 percent indicated that they had implemented policies around artificial intelligence.

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Two Tri-C professors sue administrators for retaliation

Inside Higher Ed

” “Our motto is ‘Tri-C is where futures begin,’” Gaston, an associate professor of philosophy, humanities and religious studies, said in the interview. ” A disciplinary hearing process that summer found that Gaston and Lanier had violated campus policies, resulting in a three-day unpaid suspension.

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'Regular and substantive interaction' in online college

Inside Higher Ed

Only online colleges that provide “regular and substantive interaction” between faculty members and students are considered distance education providers; those that fall short are in the business of correspondence education. “What is the evidence that an institution could provide to demonstrate this?”

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Report proposes waiver criteria for Confucius Institutes

Inside Higher Ed

Institutions of Higher Education, made up of college administrators and professors, wrote the study. colleges and universities among the finest in the world,” the report says. The Defense Department sponsored the report, which was released this month. The Committee on Confucius Institutes at U.S.

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In Equity Efforts, Where Does Title IX Truly Stand?

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Title IX impacts not only athletics, but it affects sexual misconduct policies on college and university campuses. Cloutier represents students and employees in school Title IX proceedings, civil litigation, Office of Civil Rights complaints and Clery Act complaints (crime statistics and safety policies).

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A pathway to graduate school for Latinx students

Inside Higher Ed

We wanted the book to speak to Latinx students in multiple contexts and from various places, across disciplines within the social sciences and humanities. What should college administrators do to dismantle them? Q: What are the institutional and structural barriers that undermine student success?