Nearly a quarter of students are using AI to do their assignments for them, a new survey asserts. That's not the only way they're using the technology.
Colleges face financial pressure from declining enrollment and rising costs, while students increasingly prioritize career-ready, flexible degrees. Experts suggest rethinking the traditional major in favor of customizable, modular programs that better align with workforce demands.
Indiana's public colleges are cutting or consolidating about 400 of the state's 2,200 degree programs ahead of a new law taking effect July 1. The move, aimed at steering students toward high-demand fields, is part of Gov. Mike Braun's agenda to align higher education with workforce needs.
The new law bans colleges and universities from spending money on DEI initiatives, requiring schools to eliminate all DEI offices and positions and prohibiting them from requiring students or staff to attend DEI training sessions.
Young people graduating from college this spring and summer are facing one of the toughest job markets in more than a decade. The unemployment rate for degree holders ages 22 to 27 has reached its highest level in a dozen years.
Officials with Texas A&M, State University System of Florida, University System of Georgia, University of Tennessee System, University of North Carolina System and University of South Carolina System will create a new agency to accredit them. They are calling the new body the Commission for Public Higher Education.
