Colleges, universities and campus technology.
For higher education IT departments managing dozens or hundreds of classrooms, the cost of inconsistency compounds quickly in support hours, spare parts and instructor frustration. Standardization is emerging as a clear path forward to…
Some student uses of AI are associated with worse mental health and well-being outcomes.
When AI Becomes a Student’s Confidant Joshua.Bay Tue, 11/10/2026 - 03:00 AM New research from The Rithm Project explores why young people turn to AI after difficult interpersonal experiences, raising questions about student mental…
Lucas moves into the role after four and a half years as Chief Sales Officer, bringing experience in sales, customer success and digital product marketing Robin Lucas has moved from Chief Sales Officer to President of Higher Education…
As part of the Georgia 311 Challenge 2026 Demo Day, teams from four institutions created production-ready prototypes to help the fast-growing Mableton, Ga., with issues like transparency and digital services.
Many colleges and universities rely on custom software to address unique campus workflows or data privacy needs. Because of limited IT resources, relatively few have historically opted to build those applications on their own. Now some…
Through civic participation and liberal education, South Korean educators hope to "quietly stitch the fabric of our democracy…before it unravels beyond repair."
Higher education has spent considerable energy debating whether students use artificial intelligence to write papers. I believe an equally consequential question deserves attention: What happens when AI helps produce the findings those…
Ask a college president what students need to graduate ready for work, and AI is now near the top of the list. More than a third of entry-level jobs now require AI skills , nearly triple the share six months earlier. Yet 63% of faculty…
Launched at the Cambridge AI in Education Summit, the international initiative will examine how students’ capabilities develop through AI use and what they retain when support is removed. ETIH Innovation Awards judge Tina Austin at the…
The team will study whether AI can measure a key teaching skill and provide useful feedback faster than humans.
Among the first cohorts of college freshmen to have grown up with generative AI, this year’s incoming students are thinking about how the technology will affect their careers, and colleges are rethinking how to support them.
Artificial intelligence can automate parts of the instructional process, but its greater promise is to extend the instructor’s reach rather than replace the instructor. The central question is how AI-supported environments can…
Colleges and universities nationwide have faced waves of student protests pushing back on institutional policies that embrace the use of artificial intelligence tools on campus. That includes students and faculty at Columbia University…
The new University Dean of Educational Initiatives succeeds Phil Regier, who moves into an advisory role after overseeing the growth of ASU Online from six programs to more than 400 Derrick Anderson has been appointed University Dean of…
Joint appointments will strengthen research and AI literacy across disciplines, while the next hiring round targets materials, health and the foundations of AI Penn State’s 26 joint faculty appointments will support AI research,…
The university’s syllabus requirements cover staff use of AI in teaching and assessment, alongside clear rules for students and protections for approved accommodations University of Illinois Chicago faculty must disclose planned AI use…
The open science initiative begins with a Carnegie Mellon challenge using historical weather records from 210 US cities to test climate forecasts and develop adaptation ideas Carnegie Mellon’s inaugural ProtoStar challenge will use…
A vulnerability in a vendor used across the California Community Colleges system to send students their financial aid refunds was exploited by bad actors who pocketed checks intended for students.
A private research university in Houston is building a seven-story facility with office, laboratory and research space meant to attract companies in fields like energy, data science, AI and computational engineering.
Higher education institutions face growing pressure to respond to generative artificial intelligence. At Cochise College in rural southeastern Arizona, a four-year, $1.87 million federal grant, AI-Powered Success, is helping us take a…
What Is the Purpose of College in the Age of AI? Joshua.Bay Thu, 11/05/2026 - 03:00 AM The University of Virginia’s Christa Acampora discusses how colleges can navigate AI while supporting students’ intellectual, personal and…
AI Article Review ‘Better Than Humans at Their Best’ Susan H. Greenberg Thu, 11/05/2026 - 03:00 AM Leading social sciences professor says he set out to prove the value of human reviews, but AI won every time. Byline(s) Frances Jones for…
Preparing graduates for an AI-enabled workforce takes more than technology—it takes faculty, curricula and industry partnerships working together. GUEST COLUMN | by Hernan Londono For decades, higher education and industry followed a…
A spokesperson said the university found the humanist administrator could still perform the essential functions of his job with the requested accommodation.
The Value of the Fine Arts in the Age of AI rachel.toor Wed, 11/04/2026 - 03:00 AM Are the things our bot friends will never be able to replace what we should be teaching students? Byline(s) Rachel Toor
A new partnership between the University of Nottingham , Nottingham City Council and Homes England gives residents a place to explore research and help shape the city’s future Visitors explore an immersive view of the city at Connect…
BCR Cyber is extending its community college workforce training initiative into high school, beginning with approximately 15 students. If it's successful, organizers hope the model could expand to other Maryland schools.
Colleges and universities across Massachusetts have or are currently using Flock cameras or other license plate readers, and some students and staff are responding by decorating the cameras to draw attention to them.
At most colleges and universities, students own their devices and choose what they bring to campus, but what happens when those devices can’t meet the technical demands of their coursework? In a recent NVIDIA survey of 1,000 U.S.…
The artificial intelligence race has been a boon for construction workers, employing many thousands nationwide as sprawling data centers rise from the dirt. Eventually, the construction sounds will give way to a steady whir or whine…
Dr. Marc Cicchino explains how New Jersey’s AI Literacy Summit helps educators explore AI, from ChatGPT basics to agentic AI and app building. The post What It Takes to Run an AI Literacy Summit for Educators with Dr. Marc Cicchino –…
The New Zealand-based research platform has updated its literature discovery tools to encourage deeper exploration while helping graduate students return to their original research questions ResearchRabbit has introduced Analyse and…
OpenAI and King’s College London workshop challenges one-size-fits-all AI safeguards for teenagers. AI safeguards need to account for differences between teenagers, with young people given a meaningful role in product design and…
This talk was given this afternoon at the launch of Princeton University's Societal AI . Thank you so much for inviting me here today to speak at the launch of Princeton’s Societal AI project. I recognize that – the topic is in the…
A cyber attack on Columbia University, discovered in June 2025, compromised Social Security numbers, addresses, demographic details, financial-account information, academic histories and medical information.
The first announcement was made in September 2024 on the UTech News page of Case Western Reserve University’s website. “Google’s Gemini Now Available to the CWRU Community,” the post read. The chatbot, the notice continued, could be…
For many universities, online education does not develop according to a single institutional blueprint. The post 5 best practices for building a university-wide model for online enrollment growth appeared first on eCampus News .
A new report from the Center for Digital Thriving at Harvard University found AI suspicion is fueling a lack of trust between teachers and educators
The integration will allow educators and students to create study guides, lesson plans and other resources using licensed course materials, with a limited beta scheduled for early 2027 McGraw Hill has announced a Microsoft 365 Copilot…
The public-private investment will expand access to advanced AI computing for research and education, with SHI International responsible for building and operating the infrastructure New Jersey has launched a supercomputer initiative…
Generative AI is now part of how most scholars do research, prepare their draft and revise, and institutions are building AI into their teaching processes itself, from role-based AI training for educators and students to new assessment…
Agents, product churn, and the case for on-ramps and off-ramps
Higher education used to be viewed as a springboard to employment, equity and a better way of life. It still is that, but student expectations are changing. “Everybody expects everything quickly, and quality content is available for…
UND CONNECT is a program that provides University of North Dakota faculty and students with opportunities to engage in community-based research, development and outreach projects.
A new Cyber Security Operations Center at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, the fifth of its kind in the state, opens after data breaches hit nearly 4.5 million Massachusetts residents in 2024.
The free courses developed with researchers from Ringling College and University College Cork are being adopted by institutions including the University of Texas at Austin, where faculty can integrate AI fluency training into Canvas AI…
In Connecticut, state officials and business leaders are forging relationships with universities to give students more inroads to growing, tech-focused fields and early opportunities with employers.
For generations, a college degree was widely seen as a reliable path to career opportunities and economic mobility. But a recent report from Cornell University shows that students are increasingly anxious about the rising costs of…
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill admissions staff say AI is no longer useful for evaluating essays, because students writing them use AI to avoid the kinds of errors that such tools used to catch.
The new facility will begin with football analytics, giving up to 40 student researchers hands-on AI experience in its first year before scaling to 200 annually The Texas Longhorns mascot at a University of Texas football game. The…
The former Harvard Dean of Science becomes the trust's first physicist, bringing experience in scientific research, AI and national security to a body with significant influence over Anthropic's governance Christopher Stubbs, Professor…
In a debate hosted by Johns Hopkins University, higher education leaders agreed that AI has been problematic for learning so far but disagreed on the scale of those problems, and if responsible use will win the day.
Artificial intelligence is changing the cybersecurity landscape in ways traditional higher education cybersecurity models weren’t built to handle. A campus attack surface can be complex, with decentralized IT structures, sprawling…
The education group will move to four business units in January 2027, with Kate Eberle Walker joining to lead US Higher Education amid growth in virtual learning and AI skills assessment Pearson reported 6% underlying revenue growth in…
Supported by a grant from Meta, New Mexico State University is offering training courses for K-12 teachers on how to use virtual reality in education settings to give students otherwise unattainable learning experiences.