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It Takes More Than Technology to Secure Your Institution

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

For years now, colleges and universities have been subjected to cyberattacks, and as long as institutions continue to be storehouses of massive amounts of student, research and staff data, they will continue to be targeted. Over time, higher education institutions have gotten a little better at defending themselves.

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Wentworth Institute of Technology to Drop Pre-Calculus Admissions Requirement for STEM Programs

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The Wentworth Institute of Technology is dropping its pre-Calculus admissions requirement, opening its doors to a wider range of students looking to pursue STEM degrees there. It will not be mandatory for all students, just the ones applying to Wentworth programs that formerly required prior pre-Calculus completion.

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Indian Institutes of Technology want foreign students

Inside Higher Ed

Image: Scholars have called a proposal by the Indian Institutes of Technology to quadruple their international student intake by 2025 “feasible” but say they will first need to decide whether they are willing to lower entry requirements for nonlocal applicants.

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Why the college essay will never be the same due to AI, related technologies

University Business

The essay has always been integral to a student’s college application. With the pressure to shine in their college essay increasing, students have also become fully aware and accustomed to generative AI to create fluid text. If you think about it from a student’s perspective, what’s their incentive for telling the truth?

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Women's Educational Equity Takes On Technology

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

The conference, Closing the Gap: The Role of Girls’ Education in Creating a More Equitable World , focused on the unique burdens confronting young women of today, and the biases in technology and AI that are impacting the present and future. We assume that technology is in the driver’s seat, propelled by a will of its own.

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Technology Offers Opportunities to Boost Enrollment in Higher Education

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

As higher education institutions ramp up for a new school year, many are seeing fewer students on campus than in years past. While this information might seem discouraging, there are colleges and universities across the country using technology in innovative ways to address some of these challenges.

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Bring Technology Within Reach for Higher Ed Students

EdTech Magazine - Higher Education

Access to technology is vital for today’s college students. The EDUCAUSE 2023 Students and Technology Report surveyed more than 1,900 higher education students across 10 institutions to find out what students want from their technology experiences in terms of flexibility, choice and equity.