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

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Dr. Gilda Barabino Olin College of Engineering "Our use of AI in our teaching can be seen both as a threat to how students acquire foundational knowledge, but it can also be an enabler to enhance student learning,” said panelist Dr. Gilda A. Barabino, president of the Olin College of Engineering.

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

The PIE News

Over 240,000 students went to study maths and computer science, engineering programs also received just over 200,000 – and business and management was the third most popular, with 157,000. Understanding the competencies mastered in the study of English, history, the arts, or other creative disciplines opens possible career paths.

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Closing Higher Ed’s Equity Gaps

Inside Higher Ed

In 2021, Harvard University handed out 39 bachelor’s degrees in English language and literature, 118 in history, and 22 in philosophy. history survey) without discussion labs or supplemental instruction sessions, that have outsize DFW rates. Why do departments impose such restrictions?

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2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award Winners

Insight Into Diversity

INSIGHT Into Diversity 2023 Inspiring Programs in STEM Award winners are recognized for their exemplary and innovative initiatives designed to recruit and retain underrepresented individuals in science, technology, engineering, and math. Read about them here. MS in Business Analytics – STEM-designated Adelphi University Robert B.

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Universities are not what they used to be. And thank goodness for that

HEPI

Throughout its history, from the second industrial revolution through to now the fourth and into the fifth, parts of wider society have been excluded from economic development or left behind. They have always been engines of innovation and economic development, addressing societal challenges and improving lives.

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Academic experts offer advice on ChatGPT

Inside Higher Ed

In the past, near-term prohibitions on slide rules, calculators, word processors, spellcheck, grammar check, internet search engines and digital texts have fared poorly. Neem, professor of history, Western Washington University. How does learning take place in ways we haven’t experienced before? Remind Students to Think.

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Moving Teaching Forward, Post-Pandemic

Inside Higher Ed

The result: a new student majority consisting of part-time students, commuting students, transfer students, working adults, family caregivers, students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and international students. Steven Mintz is professor of history at the University of Texas at Austin. It’s 1, 2, 3.

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