Employers look to hire workers with skills in artificial intelligence
HIGHER ED DIVE — The Wall Street Journal reported in August that U.S. companies are in the midst of an “AI recruiting frenzy,” with some willing to pay salaries approaching seven figures to attract top talent.
Read More about Employers look to hire workers with skills in artificial intelligenceUS Department of Education to consider new accreditation standards for distance education
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Biden administration is moving forward on its ambitious plans to update the regulations governing accreditation and the definition of distance education, among other topics, the U.S. Education Department announced Tuesday.
Read More about US Department of Education to consider new accreditation standards for distance educationStudents continue to write about their experience with race in college applications following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative action
THE PHILADELPHIA TRIBUNE — Walking the streets of England as a Latina teenager, Estefany Cepeda Fana recalled getting “weird looks” around town and even hearing someone call her the n-word. But Cepeda resolved to embrace her multiracial identity as a native of the Dominican Republic. That experience in a study-abroad program became material for her…
Read More about Students continue to write about their experience with race in college applications following US Supreme Court decision on affirmative actionA look at the process for discharging student loans via bankruptcy
INSIDE HIGHER ED — The Biden administration’s effort to make it easier to discharge federal student loans in bankruptcy hasn’t made the process as accessible as some borrower advocates and attorneys had hoped.
Read More about A look at the process for discharging student loans via bankruptcySurvey: Jewish students fearful after Hamas attack in Israel
DIVERSE ISSUES IN HIGHER EDUCATION — Jewish students find themselves in fear and facing sadness on their college campuses ever since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack on Israel, according to a recent survey by Jewish campus organization Hillel International.
Read More about Survey: Jewish students fearful after Hamas attack in IsraelCommunity colleges see increase in online enrollment
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Lone Star College, a community college with eight campuses in Texas, has one “campus” that’s different than the others—it’s all online.
Read More about Community colleges see increase in online enrollmentOpinion: Graduate students should be taught public communications skills
INSIDE HIGHER ED — People have suggested many strategies for combating misinformation, but one of the best, and most doable, isn’t being discussed at all: to train graduate students in video communication.
Read More about Opinion: Graduate students should be taught public communications skillsHow recent political issues are causing conflict on campuses
KATC — As a Jewish student, Eden Roth always has felt safe and welcome at Tulane University, where more than 40% of the students are Jewish. That has been tested by the aftermath of last month’s Hamas incursion into Israel.
Read More about How recent political issues are causing conflict on campusesCollege students struggle with transfer process
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Attending a two-year college is often viewed as a more affordable path to a bachelor’s degree, especially for first-generation students or those from low-income backgrounds. Although practical in theory, in practice most students don’t follow that path.
Read More about College students struggle with transfer processUniversities prepare to launch two-year college programs
INSIDE HIGHER ED — Butler University, a private institution in Indianapolis, and College of Mount Saint Vincent, a Catholic college in the Bronx borough of New York City, recently announced plans to launch two-year colleges on their campuses with intensive wraparound supports to serve local low-income students.
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