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‘I Didn’t Think Any College Would Accept Me, but I Was Wrong’

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Higher Ed Policy Last week, Scott Jaschik wrote a piece here at Inside Higher Ed about direct admissions. With the practice of direct admissions, colleges proactively reach out to high school students with a letter of acceptance. ” “I didn’t think any college would accept me, but I was wrong.”

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The Five Things You Should be Doing to Prepare for AI’s First Full Year at College

WCET Frontiers

That report, Supporting Instruction and Learning Through Artificial Intelligence: A Survey of Institutional Practices and Policies , found that only four percent of respondents reported that their institution had an overall institutional strategy for approaching AI, and only seven percent had strategies at the department or college level.

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AI bots can seem sentient. Students need guardrails

Inside Higher Ed

” But in moving fast, some argue that he “ broke ” those young people whose social media exposure has led to depression, anxiety, cyberbullying, poor body image and loss of privacy or sleep during a vulnerable life stage. That freed her to craft a policy that began from a place of openness and curiosity.

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Developing Institutional Level AI Policies and Practices: A Framework

WCET Frontiers

Over the last twelve months, institutions have scrambled to not only better understand generative Artificial Intelligence (AI) and its impact on teaching and learning, but also to determine the best ways to provide guardrails and guidance for faculty, staff, and students. And it is often institutional administrators who lead this work.

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Florida's public universities are under assault (opinion)

Inside Higher Ed

” Despite the cross-messaging from Kim Jong-Ron, it is clear that Florida’s colleges and universities are not broken. As those of us in higher education know well, colleges and universities are a public good vital to our communities and our democracy.

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Academic Libraries Leading the Way in Accessibility

Insight Into Diversity

American University Library (AUL) is a founding member of the Association of College & Research Libraries (ACRL) Diversity Alliance, a program built on the commitment of participating libraries whose focus is strengthening the hiring and retention practices of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups in academic and research library positions.

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Incidents on AU campus prompt look into policy

Inside Higher Ed

Image: The reaction was swift when an anonymous student wrote “Black people suck” on a library whiteboard at American University in February. “Accordingly, publicly announcing an investigation of students when the allegations pertain to protected speech alone is not appropriate.”

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