Despite its increasing role in the economy (and in students' lives), many colleges and universities stop at plagiarism while developing their AI policies.
Students experienced rising life satisfaction and declining loneliness and, surprisingly, even a fonder remembrance of online classes from the early days of the pandemic.
Nevada regents approved a 9% to 12% tuition increase at eight public colleges to help close a $46.5 million budget gap and avoid cuts. UNR and UNLV students will eventually pay about $1,200 more per year.
Students are taking new measures, such as dumbing down their work, spying on themselves and using AI "humanizer" programs, to beat accusations of cheating with artificial intelligence.
Scammers using stolen identities pose as "ghost students," enroll online at community colleges, and collect Pell grants and loans before disappearing. Investigators say they have 200+ open cases and have tied more than $350 million in fraud to the schemes.
As it becomes harder to cultivate connections on campus, dining programs are emerging as a quiet driver of student engagement, belonging, and persistence.
