Higher Education

A new rule from the U.S. Department of Justice requires public schools to ensure that any web or app-based content that impacts student opportunities complies with globally recognized accessibility standards by 2027.

The University of Alabama at Birmingham's new Master of Science in Artificial Intelligence in Medicine program will involve practical applications of new technology combining data science, machine learning and medicine.

Educators should welcome new conversations about academic integrity, and the chance to teach the concept as a positive, desirable principle to strive toward, rather than a litany of rules with negative consequences.

A survey from the tutoring company Superprof found differences among students, parents and tutors in their optimism — or lack thereof — about the future capabilities of artificial intelligence.

A survey of 29 law school deans found a majority of respondents considering curriculum changes, technology implementations, new academic integrity policies, and in some cases new courses or areas of study in light of AI.

Longtime Silicon Valley tech investor Mary Meeker issued a report this week arguing that that the tech industry and universities need to partner up in order to maintain a lead on other countries.

National Science Foundation grants to Texas A&M International University will go toward building AI capacity, experiential learning programs for AI careers, and early STEM education programs.

The AI for Impact program gives a dozen students full-time work experience applying generative AI to public-sector problems such as transportation services, health care and grant access for businesses and communities.

Seven major education organizations have joined forces to establish quality indicators for ed-tech tools in the EdTech Index, achieved by validation through a variety of third-party certification processes.

Funding from the Maryland Department of Commerce will help the state’s community college fill gaps in the cybersecurity workforce with virtual training environments.

A Digital Champion grant will allow Haywood Community College in North Carolina to develop curriculum for local education sites and hire a full-time digital navigator to provide digital literacy skills for the community.

Pathify's first acquisition puts two student engagement applications that compile information and resources at higher ed institutions under the same ownership.

As ever-increasing tuition fees have made higher education inaccessible to many at a time when tech companies are desperate for skilled employees, young Americans are exploring other means to acquire tech qualifications.

With Michigan State University as its first academic hub, Teach Access will consult on digital accessibility curriculums and offer students real-world educational and employment opportunities.

A federal judge tossed a lawsuit against Mercer University in Georgia from a student alleging her tuition and fees paid for experiences she never received due to the switch from in-person to remote learning.

The university received a grant to build and run a cybersecurity training center from the Massachusetts Security Operations Center Cyber Range Initiative, which aims to foster the next generation of security professionals.

The university will use a grant from the National Science Foundation to build a fabrication lab that will apply quantum discoveries to manufacture quantum computers, clocks, optical networks and other technologies.

As part of the Massachusetts Security Operations Center Cyber Range Initiative, Salem State will use $624,437 in grant funding to create a cyber talent pipeline and strengthen the defense of local communities.