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Academics work to detect ChatGPT and other AI writing

Inside Higher Ed

Image: When humans write, they leave subtle signatures that hint at the prose’s fleshy, brainy origins. Human writers also draw from short- and long-term memories that recall a range of lived experiences and inform personal writing styles. Such attributes betray the text’s humanity.

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Cal State Fullerton Gets $1.4M for Career Pathways Projects

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Pathways for Careers in Manufacturing and Engineering, a joint effort from Cal State Fullerton’s Extension and International Programs and the College of Engineering and Computer Science, has received $211,000 to spark community college students’, high schoolers’, and eventually, middle schoolers’ interest in the field of biomanufacturing.

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Diversifying the Workforce for Data-Related Jobs Starts with Inclusivity in Research

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Data and computational science continue to be traditionally male-oriented fields, which further amplifies the importance of encouraging the participation of women and people of color. We focus on understanding the molecular behavior of model compounds related to energy and human health. Dr. Carol Parish is the Floyd D.

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What Educators Should Know About ChatGPT

Higher Ed Ethics Watch

What’s happening in class is no longer going to be, ‘Here are some questions — let’s talk about it between us human beings,’” he said, but instead “it’s like, ‘What also does this alien robot think?’” This isn’t going to be the last innovation we have to deal with.” The place where my brain is useful is understanding what the code means.”

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A Continued Commitment to Community

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Utilizing a holistic approach, its mission is to ensure that all students thrive in engineering and computer science, particularly Latino, Black and women students, who are underrepresented in these fields. million research grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). We are an affordable institution.

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As I take my leave.

Dr. Missy Alexander

This is my last day as provost, and it has been a rewarding and challenging ride. Alongside healthcare, our human services programs are also evolving, with social work weaving in important questions of social justice and seeking collaborative partnerships with our criminal justice program as well as our addiction studies program.

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Announcing 8 degrees, 3 Professional Certificates, and a growing catalog of generative AI content to help learners build skills of the future 

Coursera blog

In addition to core courses in finance, marketing, and digital transformation, students can also choose from a variety of electives in AI, data science, cybersecurity, and more. Graduates will be prepared for data science careers in business or industry. The first cohorts are expected to begin in August 2023.

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