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Class of 2022 left $3.6B in pell grants unclaimed
From Inside Higher Ed: “Using FAFSA completion rates and Pell Grant eligibility estimates, the report found that about 767,000 Pell-eligible high school seniors didn’t complete… Read More
Education department hints at possible delay of FAFSA
From Inside Higher Ed: “The new version of the Free Application of Student Aid might not be ready by Oct. 1 … Melanie Storey, deputy… Read More
Turnitin announces AI detector with ‘97 per cent accuracy’
From Times Higher Education: “Turnitin will make its artificial intelligence writing detector available ‘as early as April’, claiming it can identify ChatGPT-authored writing 97 per… Read More
Why are students so disengaged?
From Inside Higher Ed: “Undergraduate students are struggling to stay engaged in class—and they believe that material more directly connected to real-life issues could help… Read More
Does ‘flipped learning’ work? A new analysis dives into the research
From EdSurge: “The study considered 173 studies of flipped learning, as well as 46 previous meta-analyses of the approach … ’The current levels of enthusiasm… Read More
US tests new school-university partnerships
From Times Higher Education: “Under a method being tried across several states, small numbers of students who have completed their high school requirements are being… Read More
Tuition revenue has fallen at 61% of colleges during the pandemic
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “More than seven out of 10 community colleges saw that (tuition) source of revenue drop from 2019 to 2021,… Read More
Microsoft confirms it’s investing billions in the creator of ChatGPT
From CNN: “Microsoft … confirmed it is making a ‘multibillion dollar’ investment in OpenAI, the company behind the viral new AI chatbot tool called ChatGPT…. Read More
ChatGPT passes exams from law and business schools
From CNN Business: “The powerful new AI chatbot tool recently passed law exams in four courses at the University of Minnesota and another exam at… Read More
ChatGPT could turn writing into ‘technical Mad Libs.’ But could it also spark needed change in higher ed?
From PublicSource: “Professor Chris Girman has an idea for an in-class assignment with his students at Point Park University. … He’d like them to generate… Read More
Inside the post-ChatGPT scramble to create AI essay detectors
From Times Higher Education: “Universities may be more likely to stick to what they know, and whatever is developed by Turnitin is likely to be… Read More
YouTube-iversity
From Inside Higher Ed: “Arizona State University, YouTube and the video channel Crash Course announced a partnership this week that offers online, transferable, credit-bearing courses… Read More
Covid relief money helped almost 2/3 of students stay in college, U.S. says
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “According to the report, released by the U.S. Department of Education, over 18 million college students have received direct… Read More
‘A very promising sign’
From Inside Higher Ed: “After more than two years of declining enrollment numbers, fall 2022 finally brought refreshing news: freshman enrollment, which represented the most… Read More
Direct admissions continues to grow
From Inside Higher Ed: “In direct admissions … the student makes a portfolio with their grades and other information that may help a college decide… Read More
Top HBCUs team up with research universities to promote equity
From Times Higher Education: “Leading historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are banding together with the help of the US’ top association of research institutions… Read More
Lawmakers push to allow guns on US university campuses
From Times Higher Education: “The most recent instance involves West Virginia, where the state senate voted 29-4 in favour of legislation to let people bring… Read More
‘Don’t worry’, China tells students rushing to overseas campuses
From Times Higher Education: “China’s Ministry of Education has eased its citizens’ concerns that a reimposed ban on online learning could frustrate their plans to… Read More
UK students skipping meals because of cost of living crisis
From The Guardian: “Students are skipping meals and relying on hardship funds and family support because of the cost of living crisis, with one in… Read More
New survey data confirms mental health remains leading challenge on college campuses
From PR Newswire: “The survey, which compiles insights from student affairs leaders representing more than 150,000 college students, confirms national reports that student mental health… Read More
As students’ mental health concerns grow, one university’s professors say they should get a raise
From The Chronicle of Higher Education: “University of Illinois at Chicago faculty say they deserve to be paid more, partly because students’ mental-health needs in… Read More
Destressing 101
From Inside Higher Ed: “In Amy Morgan’s vision, a group of undergraduates sit in a classroom, drawing, painting and making collages at their desks. The… Read More
Amid campus mental health crisis, students work to support each other
From EdSurge: “The Bandana Project started at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The program teaches students how to help friends who are in distress until they… Read More
Bachelor’s degree dreams of community college students get stymied by red tape -and it’s getting worse
From The Hechinger Report: “Four out of five students who begin at a community college say they plan to transfer and eventually earn a bachelor’s… Read More
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