Higher Education

A proposed amendment to the Michigan Constitution would force state universities to follow local zoning ordinances and go through public processes before beginning construction on a data center.

Artificial intelligence is causing college instructors to move more meaningful examinations back to the classroom, and connect the dots with students on why learning matters.

As the market for continuing education programs grows, more and more nontraditional students are seeking out skill-specific, career-focused, online programs at universities.

A class-action lawsuit against a community college in Oregon alleges that the school failed to properly protect student data by storing it in an unencrypted, Internet-accessible environment.

Several professors said departments in the humanities, computer science and some other majors have raised concerns about AI use, while the schools of information, business and economics have generally embraced it.

Grammar Laboratory, a new tool developed by an ASL instructor at Rochester Institute of Technology’s National Technical Institute for the Deaf, uses the live feedback capabilities of AI to personalize English lessons.

A new Energy Learning Center simulator at Washington State University Tri-Cities in Richland will allow students to learn and practice operating an advanced small modular nuclear reactor.

From San Jose, Calif., to Washington, D.C., cities are advancing AI training for staffers or members of the public. Mesa, Ariz., recently launched its own AI education initiative to support adoption.

From local K-12 districts to Penn State Schuylkill to Schuylkill Technology Center and Alvernia University, east Pennsylvania institutions are training students on AI tools, digital citizenship and online safety.

Engineers and veterinarians at the University of California, Davis converted a metal barn into a research facility, where rows of infrared cameras record birds of prey in motion to help inform drone designs.

The National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR) Computational & Information Systems Lab, which operates NCAR Wyoming, provides computing resources, services and support to more than 500 universities.

University of Wisconsin-Parkside is establishing an AI fluency task force and working with companies like Microsoft and Ordify AI to train students, faculty and staff on the technology.

K-12 teachers and higher education faculty across all grade levels and subject areas will have free access to AI literacy training modules designed by Google and aligning with ISTE+ASCD standards.

To help meet growing state interest in broadband infrastructure, a public community college in Texas will put a $2.2 million workforce grant toward developing new curricula for training fiber technicians.

A new degree program within the College of Engineering at the University of North Texas will train students to design, build and deploy AI software and systems, as well as assess their social and ethical implications.

UNCG will be the first university in the state to have a SparkHub, where students complete modules in AI, cybersecurity, software development, UX/UI design, data analytics, game design and esports.

Federal funding will help Grand Valley State University establish a new West Michigan Trustworthy AI Consortium, which will work with partners in academia, industry, government and nonprofits to lead advanced research.

For decades, the cost of course materials has increased far beyond the rate of inflation, and Salem State University students say open-resource course materials online would better serve them and their professors, both.