The dominant metaphor for colleges of education is a pipeline. Candidates enter, complete preparation, and exit into schools. That model is no longer sufficient.
At Messina College, students take small classes and labs, and work closely with mentors. The college says most students pay an average of $2,000 per year for tuition, room and board.
Higher ed's relationship with artificial intelligence is "both promising and complex," according to an analysis of AI use in a major university system.
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.
The inclination to buy small but lavishly doesn't reflect irresponsibility as much as the need to have some agency in an economy that has outpaced young people's means.
A pilot study suggests college students are not simply handing their writing over to AI. Instead, many use the tools to brainstorm, revise and work through writer's block while still shaping their own arguments and voice.
When campus leaders design safety systems around the needs of those who feel most vulnerable, spaces become safer, more accessible and more inclusive for everyone.
