Top stories in higher ed for Thursday
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| Lumina Foundation is committed to increasing the proportion of Americans with high-quality degrees, certificates and other credentials to 60 percent by 2025. |
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What We're Missing When It Comes to Colleges and AI Jeff Selingo and Michael Horn, Future U SHARE: Facebook • Twitter ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools are putting the future of education on the front page yet again. But beyond large language models, what else can AI do in education? And should we worry about students cheating themselves out of an education—or will that education just fundamentally change? Computer science experts Charles Isbell of the Georgia Institute of Technology and Michael Littman of Brown University discuss these questions and more in a conversation about the broader implications of AI in higher ed. |
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The Number of U.S. Adults With Some College But No Degree Keeps Growing Audrey Williams June, The Chronicle of Higher Education SHARE: Facebook • Twitter In the wake of pandemic-related enrollment losses, many colleges have been more focused than ever on recruiting and re-engaging a key student demographic: those who attended college but left without earning a credential or degree. A study released this week offers new insight on this growing market of former students who might one day re-enroll—and the key supports they need once they do. |
‘We’re Not Slowing Down,’ Student Workers Say Liam Knox, Inside Higher Ed SHARE: Facebook • Twitter Campus labor activism and union organizing have exploded in recent years, engaging everyone from graduate students and adjunct faculty to academic department staffers and librarians. Now another group of campus workers is ramping up their union activity: undergraduates. |
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| Normalizing Opportunity: A Policy Agenda to Promote Economic Advancement for People With Criminal Records Jobs for the Future SHARE: Facebook • Twitter People with records of arrest, conviction, or incarceration face many obstacles in the job market. At the same time, they also represent an untapped source of talent. A new report to aims to “normalize opportunity” for people with criminal records, identifying policy solutions to fill critical workforce gaps and build a more equitable and just society. |
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California Is Offering Free Immigration Legal Services for Community College Students Zaidee Stavely, EdSource SHARE: Facebook • Twitter Armando Martinez Vega came to the United States from Mexico in 2009. He finished elementary school, middle school, and high school in Watsonville, California, and then began attending community college. Martinez Vega wanted to apply for citizenship, but he had no idea how to go about it. Then, his sister brought home a flyer about free immigration legal services at Cabrillo College. That support made all the difference for Martinez Vega. |
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How North Carolina Students View the Lawsuit Threatening Affirmative Action Gabriella Borter, Reuters SHARE: Facebook • Twitter The debate over race-conscious admissions policies comes as many schools are grappling with their racist pasts and striving for greater inclusion of underrepresented racial and ethnic groups. But like much of America, students at the University of North Carolina's Chapel Hill campus are divided on the issue of affirmative action and the role it should play in creating a diverse student body. |
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