Higher ed's relationship with artificial intelligence is "both promising and complex," according to an analysis of AI use in a major university system.
Faculty and administrators have redesigned developmental education, built guided pathways that put students at the center of their institutions, and launched strategies to improve early momentum results so that institutions and students know if they are on track to completion.
President Sarah Wisdom says her experience overseeing K12 budgets, staffing and student outcomes offers a rare but timely perspective for a small college.
College instructors say some student work now appears polished by AI, even when students cannot explain it. Educators worry that growing reliance on AI could weaken critical thinking.
Cornell's renewed interest in typewriters reflects a broader return to low-tech testing methods aimed at limiting AI use. Schools are increasingly turning to handwritten and oral exams instead of laptop-based assignments.
Research indicates that students studying abroad often experience competency growth in developmental stages, from feeling stretched by the novelty, to reaching out and connecting, and finally to gaining confidence through persistence.
To prepare herself for basketball practice, Marta Galic said, she spent a lot of time in the bathroom. "Practices felt like entering a war zone," she said.
