Higher Ed Ethics Watch

MAY 11, 2022

I have previously blogged about doctored program information submitted by four prominent universities—Rutgers University, Temple University, Claremont McKenna College, and Iona College. The university gave false information about standardized testing, student debt, grade point averages of admitted students, student-faculty ratios and more.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

NOVEMBER 16, 2022

Morgan State University has received $596,383 for a human behavior study regarding responses to environmental indications of fire, with the findings expected to help in improving fire safety systems and building design. Study participants will be prompted to make decisions and judgements in response to software-simulated building fires.

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UIA (University Innovation Alliance)

MAY 11, 2023

We love his warmth, candor, and willingness to put a human face on the challenges of higher education leadership. Leaders Are Human, Too President Sorrell believes that a leader's willingness to show vulnerability can become a strength. It's really important that we just be human." Don't feel pressure to fill the silence.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education

FEBRUARY 26, 2024

Only a computationally informed humanities can save us now. By Leif Weatherby Alex Williamson for The Chronicle Only a computationally informed humanities can save us now.

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Inside Higher Ed

DECEMBER 11, 2022

Before we start down this slippery slope, let’s consider what we can do to address the assumptions and change the crisis narrative surrounding the humanities. Discounting tuition for the humanities reinforces already unsustainable and inequitable practices. Rising student loan debt and tuition need to be addressed.

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Insight Into Diversity

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Key takeaways include the exploration of human connection and social identity, building intergroup dialogue skills, and the ability to implement DEI-focused strategies, says Adi Grabiner-Keinan, PhD, executive director for academic DEI education at Cornell and director of the Intergroup Dialogue Project.

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The PIE News

APRIL 21, 2023

At Studee, the online education agency, we’ve created a service that leverages advanced personalised automation combined with human support to provide a thorough, personalised journey for students that works seamlessly with university admission teams existing systems. Here’s how our new service is going to help universities and students.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

These AI-powered programs can provide information, answer questions, and even complete tasks. Chatbots are increasingly common in customer service, healthcare, and education; however, in education, chatbots have been used to generate false or misleading information called “hallucinations” and create fake students.

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EAB

DECEMBER 8, 2022

3 competencies that take a chief human resource officer from tactical to strategic. The last few years have uniquely burdened chief human resource officers (CHROs), from the intensity of hiring and turnover to the scope creep caused by the pandemic (e.g., The evolving role of the chief diversity officer. January 24, 2022.

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Humanities Retention Recruitment Facilities 52

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

MARCH 15, 2024

Paula Krebs Report on English Majors’ Career Preparation and Outcomes draws on findings from a number of different sources, including the Hamilton Project, the National Humanities Alliance, the Georgetown Center on Education and the Workforce, and Humanities Indicators. He also leads work at Humanities Indicators and holds a Ph.D.

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Faculty Focus

FEBRUARY 4, 2024

These AI-powered programs can provide information, answer questions, and even complete tasks. Chatbots are increasingly common in customer service, healthcare, and education; however, in education, chatbots have been used to generate false or misleading information called “hallucinations” and create fake students.

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Higher Ed Ethics Watch

AUGUST 2, 2023

In it, the author points out some of the limitations of ChatGPT that include: Generating inaccurate or unreliable information. Therefore, it is important to critically evaluate ChatGPT's responses and to verify information using multiple sources to avoid perpetuating biases or misinformation.

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WCET Frontiers

MARCH 14, 2023

Their February 15 press release ( see our post about it ) provides opportunities to inform the Department on two separate but related topic areas. Our OPM is made up of decent, caring human beings who want to help students and universities thrive.” This is not to say that there aren’t some tyrannical practices by OPMs. Please join us!

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Insight Into Diversity

JANUARY 3, 2024

This gives AI the information to create a base academic profile for each applicant that admissions officers have previously done by processing individual application materials and manually entering data. Synthesizing information with AI, I can see that happening, but I don’t think you’ll ever take away from the human element,” he said.

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Campus Sonar

MARCH 7, 2024

Its prospectus highlights the impact the anonymous forum site has on public trust—and how higher education leaders can leverage the insight within its 17 billion posts and comments to rebuild trust and inform a proactive, audience-centric market strategy. Don’t make the same mistake with Reddit.

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The PIE News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

As digital natives, they expect information at their fingertips,” he says. This need for instant, personalised information is being met across society by AI powered chatbot technology. But in the majority of agent services, student counselling still remains a human interaction.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

JANUARY 17, 2024

Ford, a Distinguished Professor of Education and Human Ecology at The Ohio State University, says she is impressed by Leyva’s scholarly productivity, noting that his research addresses important gaps in STEM educational research and literature. Dr. Donna Y. Leyva teaches and mentors undergraduate and graduate students.

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HEPI

APRIL 30, 2024

Universities must maintain data protection, privacy and security, ensuring the confidentiality and integrity of personal information. Bias and unfairness in the academic world have been persistent, though emerging technologies have revolutionised how students find information and write assignments, making academic dishonesty more accessible.

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Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

APRIL 22, 2023

Minh-an Pence Minh-an Pence has been named director of human resources for the Division of Information Technology at Virginia Tech. Pence served as an outreach and engagement recruiting specialist for the Division of Human Resources at Virginia Tech.

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idfive agency

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Actually, I’m paraphrasing and anthropomorphizing here, but I can do that because I’m human. In other words, what separates an AI copywriter from a human copywriter is Oxytocin—the hormone that helps us feel bonded, trusting, in love, etc. No human emotions. This is where the story gets interesting. No hormones. No job creep.

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Today's Learner

NOVEMBER 1, 2023

Artificial intelligence, or AI , is the term to describe the creation of computer systems that are capable of carrying out tasks that traditionally require human intelligence. ChatGPT is a computer application that can communicate with human beings in real-time. What is ChatGPT? ChatGPT in academia: Is the future artificial?

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HEM (Higher Education Marketing)

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

The problems include unreliable outcomes, difficulty integrating AI tools, lack of data quality and quantity, and human creativity and depth. Not understanding or contributing to this process makes it harder to trust the information returned to you. There are also potential ethical and privacy concerns. Source: ChatGPT 2.

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Gray Associates

MARCH 19, 2024

Discover the fastest-growing programs nationwide, from Human Resources Management to Cyber Security, and gain valuable perspectives on regional variations. Stay informed about student demand metrics and other factors for program decision-making.

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University Business

JANUARY 11, 2024

While surveying human students and studying their experiences can yield useful information for researchers, an AI “student” could bring a distinct perspective — albeit a non-human one — which could reveal opportunities to improve the college-going experience for human students. Read more from Cointelegraph.

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MindMax

DECEMBER 15, 2023

Schools using chatbots to assist enrollment management teams must determine where in the process the AI ends and a human takes over. These “program cards” can be used on websites to capture attention and convey just enough information about a program. Websites aren’t the only place where schools are vying for attention, however.

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The PIE News

OCTOBER 30, 2023

Ben Nelson, the entrepreneur behind the virtual university, argued that current education provision is too focused on recalling and analysing information within a particular context – something that AI can often do better than humans. He added that AI is often able to pass standardised exams and is only going to improve. “We’re

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Humanities Model Technology Environment 104

HEMJ (Higher Ed Marketing Journal)

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

These advanced features fundamentally alter how we can interact with machines and access information. Using AI in Higher Ed Content Creation The ability of LLMs to generate text that closely mimics human writing has obvious significance for anyone involved in creating content.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 20, 2023

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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Faculty Focus

OCTOBER 1, 2023

AI technologies are designed to simulate human intelligence and perform tasks that typically require human intelligence, such as understanding natural language and engaging in interactive conversation. Include necessary background information to help the technology understand the context better.

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The PIE News

JANUARY 12, 2024

The PIE reached out to the Home Affairs department to obtain the information on the average age of Graduate visa applicants. The government did not respond to the request for the information of the average age of TGV applicants.

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University Business

MARCH 26, 2024

Graduates with computer and information technology degrees were most likely to become information security analysts, software developers and computer and information system managers. The post Engineering majors earn top salaries for grads—with a caveat appeared first on University Business.

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PeopleAdmin

OCTOBER 26, 2023

Digitized onboarding not only allows new hires to learn more and get up to speed faster, but saves so much paperwork time for human resources teams—time that can be spent working with new hires and current employees directly, or focused on strategy. The answer? It makes a HUGE difference. It’s so easy,” Kirsten noted. “We

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The PIE News

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023

. “With the rise of populism, cultural diplomacy has become critical to counter perceptions and to influence the middle ground” Tammy Sandhu, British deputy consul-general, asserted that the study of historical cultural exchanges helps inform an approach to international diplomacy and cross-border relations. “It

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HEPI

JANUARY 11, 2024

Machine learning is making social media monitoring, text and sentiment analysis much more powerful, allowing for predicting social issues, virality of news events, and which groups may be most vulnerable to misinformation (false information). Can we discern AI-generated information?

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Faculty Focus

MARCH 26, 2024

One notable question is: When should we use Generative AI and technology in classrooms, exploring the balance of human touch versus computing intelligence? Upon reflection, here is my response: The part of the learning process that is being emphasized will lend itself to practicing the computation skills needed or human skills needed.

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Inside Higher Ed

JANUARY 18, 2023

Our data set includes information on hiring at 391 Ph.D.-granting But this is not the case in education, in social sciences and in particular in the humanities, all of which are characterized by stable or declining demand for assistant professors. granting universities in the humanities decreased by 16.8 granting universities.

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Today's Learner

JANUARY 24, 2024

Beyond its entertainment value, storytelling has proven to be a highly effective educational tool, engaging learners and facilitating the retention of information. When it comes to conveying new ideas, concepts, and information, the use of stories has pretty much always been used since the beginning of mankind. Written by Joseph M.

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