Higher Education

Connecticut is committing up to $121 million to develop quantum technology, state officials and leaders of the University of Connecticut and Yale University announced Thursday.

A $6 million partnership with Google will enable Georgia State University to provide daily AI and machine learning instruction to selected public school students on the university’s campus.

AI@UW, an initiative largely funded by a philanthropic donation, will include AI literacy, as well as establish an AI governance committee, scholarships for students, and investments in resources and equipment.

The program at the Western Michigan school is now accredited as a Center of Academic Excellence in Secure Artificial Intelligence. Students can specialize in cybersecurity, machine learning and language processing.

Princeton University officials confirmed that a cyber criminal used a phishing attack last week to gain access to a database containing personal information on alumni, donors, students and others.

As part of a $50 million investment in regional education, workforce development and housing, QTS Data Centers is backing research at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on topics like grid stability and energy storage.

A major new institute under development at the University of Michigan will involve a five-year investment and focus on biological artificial intelligence, clinical trials and commercialization.

In a letter to the Department of Homeland Security, the University of Colorado Boulder said proposed changes to the online student record system run by ICE would create a significant and unjustified burden.

When it was installed in 2006, Napa Valley College's photovoltaic array was the fifth largest in the U.S. Now it sits motionless among grass and weeds, a casualty of false promises, bankruptcies and a capricious industry.

Colleges and universities that thrive in the era of artificial intelligence will be those that see AI not as a threat but as an opportunity to advance economic mobility through accessible, personalized education.

The nonprofit InsideTrack will offer coaching and data-driven insights to three Nebraska colleges, aiming to find out what prompts students to drop out and convince more than 3,000 of them to finish their degrees.

Colleges and universities are addressing AI use with a patchwork of policies, with many professors setting their own rules, leaving both students and instructors unsure where appropriate AI use ends and cheating begins.

Partnerships with Cisco and SHI International Corp. will bring enterprise tools and competition events to students in New Jersey City University's Department of Professional Security Studies.

The 250 Forward Project, launched by a Birmingham-based nonprofit, connects students at Miles College and the University of Massachusetts Boston with mentors across business, technology and public service sectors.

ADA Title II regulations mandate enhanced accessibility for mobile and web content from government entities, including public education institutions, as soon as 2026. Advocates suggest focusing on progress over deadlines.

At a State of Education forum hosted by the Decatur-Morgan County Chamber of Commerce, school and college officials agreed that artificial intelligence has already become an essential tool for both teachers and students.

A new artificial intelligence concentration at the university's Ross School of Business will teach students about fundamentals, AI business models and the technology's implications for society.

Punitive, fear-driven approaches to rule-making about artificial intelligence in higher education can deepen mistrust, stress and disconnection among students. Alternatively, there are opportunities for teachable moments.