State lawmakers are considering a bill to give most in-state students free tuition to Minnesota's colleges and universities. DFL senators proposed creating the Minnesota Commitment to Higher Education Act, which would allow eligible Minnesota residents who are enrolled in a public state college or university to apply for a grant to cover the entire cost […]
Though he always expected artificial intelligence to make waves in his field of digital humanities, Johns Hopkins assistant research professor Tom Lippincott said he was caught off guard by how quickly it happened. Gearing up recently for a class teaching computational skills to humanists, Lippincott said, he was prepared to "go into my usual spiel" […]
The tool, expected to launch in April, is capable of detecting 97% of ChatGPT writing with a less than 1% false positive rate, according to the company.
On Sunday, February 19th, Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner charged 18-year-old Miles Pfeffer from Bucks County, PA with murder, murder of a law enforcement officer, robbery, theft, evading arrest, disarming a law enforcement officer, carjacking, terroristic threats, obstruction of justice, and related firearm offences in the death of Temple University Officer Christopher Fitzgerald, and the […]
As the saying goes, you have to spend money to make money, and EAB senior director Dr. R. Fleming Puckett believes that quitting philanthropy efforts in times of crisis will prove more costly than fueling schools' "revenue growth engine" with finances and resources.
"Biden's plan to cancel student debt hurts colleges that opt out of the federal loan program," said Dr. Benjamin Merkle, president of New Saint Andrews College. The Idaho-based Christian liberal arts college declines to take federal student loan money. Concerning the upcoming Supreme Court hearing where Biden's plan is being challenged, Dr. Merkle said Biden's plan deserves to […]
College students in Florida are planning to walk out of classes on Feb. 23 to protest Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis' recent orders regarding higher education and 'anti-woke' policies. The Florida College Democrats and Dream Defenders organized the "Stand for Freedom" walk-out to oppose DeSantis' recent promise to defund DEI programs, his appointment of six conservative trustees to New College […]
Even though they are digital natives, students want to interact with instructors and administrators, be part of something outside their dorms and apartments, and feel like they have a place to go when they need help.
Generative AI and ChatGPT automation allow for near-instant searches of massive datasets and the ability to spot inconsistencies that us users might have missed. While this can be a massive boon for scientists and researchers, issues arise with generative AI's propensity for confidently presenting false information. For example, when asked to write that five-paragraph essay on Romeo and […]
Faculty and staff across the country can be severely impacted by a national tragedy. Seli Fakorzi from TimelyMD provides schools with useful tips on how to facilitate healing.
