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College leaders refocus attention on their students’ top priority: Jobs after graduation - The Hechinger Report

Nov. 23, 2023 - New attention is being devoted to career services by universities as consumer demand gets louder for a tangible return on investment for a college degree. Ignoring that demand is “really dangerous,” one president says.

College leaders refocus attention on their students’ top priority: Jobs after graduation - The Hechinger Report

Some colleges and universities are bringing the classroom to the workplace (2020)

Mar. 2, 2020 - At a time when employers think colleges and universities aren’t providing workplace skills, some colleges are bringing the classroom to the workplace.

Some colleges and universities are bringing the classroom to the workplace (2020)

Some colleges have an answer for students questioning the value of higher ed: work-based learning - The Hechinger Report

Nov. 13, 2024 - Co-op programs that give students workplace experience while they earn a degree are getting more attention.

Some colleges have an answer for students questioning the value of higher ed: work-based learning - The Hechinger Report

Massachusetts free community college program boosted adult enrollment, research finds

Nov. 14, 2024 - The Hildreth Institute said MassReconnect largely accounted for a 12% year-over-year enrollment increase in students ages 25 and older.

Massachusetts free community college program boosted adult enrollment, research finds

Enrollment in Georgia public university system spikes nearly 6%

Nov. 13, 2024 - The network’s enrollment increases for the fall semester were twice those seen at the national level.

Enrollment in Georgia public university system spikes nearly 6%

The university trying to bring AI to every industry

AI degrees took off in 2018, when Carnegie Mellon University introduced what’s regarded as the first undergraduate AI major.

The university trying to bring AI to every industry

Flagged for Being Queer - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering

USC ISI researchers uncover bias in content moderation, specifically, how LLMs misinterpret gender-nonconforming speech.

Flagged for Being Queer - USC Viterbi | School of Engineering

Texas Republicans look to expand DEI ban into college curricula

Nov. 12, 2024 - Texas' sweeping ban on diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives in higher education took effect.

Texas Republicans look to expand DEI ban into college curricula

Howard University likely to earn highest research status, only HBCU to do so

Nov. 12, 2024 - Howard University is expected to regain its R1 research status, becoming the only historically Black institution with this distinction.

Howard University likely to earn highest research status, only HBCU to do so

New Jersey initiative brings back over 8,600 stopped-out students

Nov. 13, 2024 - The state touted the results of its initiative to reach students who left college before completing their credentials and announced a new research project.

New Jersey initiative brings back over 8,600 stopped-out students

Christian Brothers University says its poised to come off accreditor probation

Nov. 12, 2024 - Facing a multi-million deficit, the private Catholic institution declared exigency and made major cuts. Now it says it’s on track to bank a surplus.

Christian Brothers University says its poised to come off accreditor probation

Infographics on Student Parents: Veteran Undergraduate Student Parents

Sep. 2024 - Military veteran undergraduate students with dependent children in the US who were enrolled in the 2019-2020 academic year.

Infographics on Student Parents: Veteran Undergraduate Student Parents

UCI | Celebration of Teaching: ICS Honorees

Nov. 4, 2024 - Three faculty members from the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences (ICS) were recognized for their excellence in undergraduate teaching

UCI | Celebration of Teaching: ICS Honorees

UW–Madison | Researchers find persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies

Nov. 4, 2024 - Researchers are increasingly attempting to work around this problem by bridging data gaps with ever more sophisticated AI tools.

UW–Madison | Researchers find persistent problems with AI-assisted genomic studies

UM-Ann Arbor | MIDAS Intensifies Efforts to Build Cross-Sector Collaboration for AI in Science and Society

Nov. 5, 2024 - New projects at the Michigan Institute for Data and AI in Society mark its intensified effort to help academia, industry, government and community collaborate with each other to shape AI for the benefits of science and society.

UM-Ann Arbor | MIDAS Intensifies Efforts to Build Cross-Sector Collaboration for AI in Science and Society

UNC Chapel Hill embraces artificial intelligence as popularity grows

Nov. 1, 2024 - Artificial intelligence is changing the way college students and faculty members address age-old questions.

UNC Chapel Hill embraces artificial intelligence as popularity grows

Students and staff question UMich AI investments

Over 50 University of Michigan students, staff and community members attended a hybrid workshop about artificial intelligence’s current impact

Students and staff question UMich AI investments

UVA Wise receives $11.2 million from Bill Gatton Foundation

Nov. 7, 2024 - UVA Wise receives $11.2 million from Bill Gatton Foundation. It's the largest gift in University of Virginia’s College at Wise’s history.

UVA Wise receives $11.2 million from Bill Gatton Foundation

Penn State Behrend Awarded $6.5M for High-Tech Manufacturing

Nov. 6, 2024 - A state grant will support the Center for Manufacturing Competitiveness, a research facility that will accommodate the nation’s first heavy-haul battery testing for the rail, marine and mining industries.

Penn State Behrend Awarded $6.5M for High-Tech Manufacturing

UC San Diego Launches Data-Sharing Resource for Wildfire Research

A new data-sharing platform at UC San Diego will bring the latest research and technology on wildfire ecology into one place, allowing researchers, government officials and other experts to collaborate on solutions.

UC San Diego Launches Data-Sharing Resource for Wildfire Research

Statistics and Biostatistics Degree Data | ASA

Number of Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral Degrees Awarded for Statistics and Biostatistics back to 1987

Statistics and Biostatistics Degree Data | ASA

UW-Madison | MadPrompts 2024 highlights generative AI during Wisconsin Science Festival

Nov. 7, 2024 - Following the success of MadPrompts 2023, the first generative artificial intelligence (AI) prompt battle on an American university campus, WARF and the UW-Madison DSI hosted MadPrompts 2024 on Oct. 18 in the Discovery Building’s H.F. DeLuca Forum.

UW-Madison | MadPrompts 2024 highlights generative AI during Wisconsin Science Festival

Texas State University Adds 18 New Online Programs

Oct. 1, 2024 - Texas State University partnered with the ed-tech company Risepoint to offer more bachelor's and master's degree programs in high-demand fields, part of a national trend of moving classes online to attract more students.

Texas State University Adds 18 New Online Programs

University of Akron braces for workforce cuts

Nov. 5, 2024 - The public Ohio institution’s president said that rising expenses and cuts in state appropriations have weighed on its budget.

University of Akron braces for workforce cuts

California State University pilots direct admissions program

Nov. 5, 2024 - The 461,000-student system will inform certain public high school students in Riverside County that they’ve been automatically accepted to 10 campuses.

California State University pilots direct admissions program

Central Connecticut State's 'AI Corridor' Features Holograms, Robots

CCSU is the first university in the U.S. to work with AI companies on developing a holographic synthetic human, and the first to integrate it alongside students and faculty.

Central Connecticut State's 'AI Corridor' Features Holograms, Robots

Midland College, Texas, Stays Flexible for Workforce Education

Nov. 5, 2024 - With a division dedicated to workforce education and continuing education, a public community college in Texas can tailor programs to the specific needs of local businesses, and adjust formats to the needs of students.

Midland College, Texas, Stays Flexible for Workforce Education

Diversity in Backgrounds, Careers a Major Theme in Survey of Master’s Graduates | Amstat News

AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias

UW researchers tested three open-source, large language models (LLMs) and found they favored resumes from white-associated names 85% of the time, and female-associated names 11% of the time. Over the 3 million job, race and gender combinations tested, Black men fared the worst with the models preferring other candidates nearly 100% of the time.

AI overwhelmingly prefers white and male job candidates in new test of resume-screening bias

States are taking on fewer college costs. Who is picking up the bill?

The gap between what states and students pay toward higher ed shrunk from 2008 to 2022, the State Higher Education Executive Officers Association found.

States are taking on fewer college costs. Who is picking up the bill?