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The Key to Generating More Equitable Results in Higher Education? Uniting the Faculty and Edtech Communities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Over the last year, many consequential changes have been thrown at higher education – new legislation impacted DEI, artificial intelligence entered the classroom in a big way, and we’re still working through the residual effects of the pandemic. The lack of access to technology for some students has exacerbated existing equity issues.

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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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Ethical Considerations for AI in Higher Education: Ensuring Fairness and Transparency

Liaison International

In this evolving landscape, higher education, too, is experiencing the transformative power of AI. But while many people may see the rise of AI tools like ChatGPT and think higher education is heading into unexplored waters, AI for higher education is not a new idea, and ChatGPT is just one tool in the AI arsenal.

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Beyond Groupthink: A Mixed Economy Model for Higher Education Funding

HEPI

1] While UK higher education is currently buoyed up by international demand, there’s a disquieting undercurrent of pessimistic sentiment, similar to the mood of the 1920s and the fin de siècle apprehension of the late 19th century, which fears prosperity may be nearing its end.

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US liberal arts could shift focus to help post-study work options

The PIE News

STEM and science students have OPT , scientists and accounting and finance majors have jobs at both fintech and technology companies – humanities students are feeling the lack of options. “We Inherent in all of these [humanities] disciplines is the advent of technology,” Jon Stauff, assistant VP of international affairs at South Dakota State.

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Higher Ed Leaders and Scholars Discuss Promises and Pitfalls of AI Tool Usage

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Artificial intelligence (AI) tools such as ChatGPT can prove very valuable and promising in the realm of higher education but come with their own suite of issues that need to be considered, according to higher ed leaders and faculty who participated in a panel discussion on Wednesday. ChatGPT launched in November of 2022,” Watson said.

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Higher education funding fallacy: the folly of rewarding A while hoping for B

HEPI

A growing consensus suggests that the higher education (HE) funding system in England is not fit for purpose. The Department for Education presents perpetually frozen tuition fees as a victory for students. This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Professor Aleks Subic , Vice-Chancellor and Chief Executive of Aston University.