Higher Education

The state's Legislative Audit Council says USC misused $4,589 in grant money intended for computer labs, while the university says those watches are part of teaching and understanding Apple's technology ecosystem.

Leaders from across the political spectrum found common ground at the ASU+GSV Summit in San Diego this month discussing workforce preparation and critical thinking, which all parties seem to agree need attention.

An informative event last week hosted attendees from law enforcement, the judicial system, private businesses and educational institutions such as Troy University, Wallace Community College and local high schools.

Now more than ever, higher education and its advocates need to clearly and publicly explain what it means for the U.S. to train and attract generations of experts in competitive STEM fields — or to lose them.

Through the Pathways in Technology Early College High School program, students in the North Tonawanda and Niagara Falls school districts in New York can earn 60 college credits in computer science.

Digital technology, AI and the dopamine loop that drives our constant connectivity are undermining the quality of students' attention. There's an old solution: social connection, deep reading and tuning out tech.

Two former secretaries of education, a former university president who worked with the Department of Education and a former Department of Justice official said recent education funding cuts distract from solving real issues.

A sophomore at Asbury University felt her mental health problems and attentiveness improved when she locked her iPhone in a drawer for all but essential tasks and switched to using a flip phone.

Addressing a full room at the ASU+GSV Summit this week, U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon answered questions about Title I funding, The Nation's Report Card, DEI and technology.

Select faculty members at NAU will use grant funding from the Transforming through Artificial Intelligence in Learning (TRAIL) program to study potential uses for AI in higher education and how students interact with it.

This fall, a private university in Michigan will offer online doctorate programs in health sciences and business administration, the latter with a focus on applied research and emerging technologies.

Achieving a university education should be a challenging, interesting and humane experience. An education driven by AI to produce workers pre-fabricated for California's high-tech industry promises the opposite.

The San Diego Community College District, San Diego State University and the University of California, San Diego are combining the resources of large institutions with diverse insights of smaller ones in the Equitable AI Alliance.

Funded by $5 million from the state, the university's new academic department will offer undergraduate and graduate degrees and invest in high-performance computing and dedicated faculty for research in AI.

At the ASU+GSV Summit's weekend AI Show, the ed-tech company Element451 demonstrated how AI agents might help colleges and universities meet increasing demands for personalization and efficiency.

Custom GPTs, AI podcasts and AI agents have helped biologist and lecturer Tina Austin work across disciplines and universities, and she has found they are each useful in different situations.

The university's College of Engineering and Mines will launch a bachelor's program in cybersecurity engineering this summer and a Ph.D. program in artificial intelligence this fall, the first of its kind in the region.

A record-breaking alumni donation will be used to drive research in mobility, energy storage, AI and other growing fields by supporting doctoral fellowships, undergraduate student experiences and recruitment efforts.