Higher Education

A public university in Minnesota will launch a new computer science program with options for online courses and three specialties in design, web design and user experience, or 3D design and user experience.

A liberal arts college in Maine created Mule Chat, which gives users access to four major large language models. The college also trained student tutors to help students and faculty build AI skills.

Chippewa Valley Technical College expects the use of two new online textbooks, which are free to access and adaptable by instructors, to save students hundreds of thousands of dollars annually.

A community college in Nebraska worked with the city of Lincoln and a local technology services company on a 65,000-square-foot facility with classrooms, specialized lab spaces, a data center and a cybersecurity center.

An early advocate for the potential of artificial intelligence, Louisiana State University business professor Andrew Schwarz says the state needs to invest heavily in both traditional and adult education.

A survey of 337 university administrators found most were optimistic about artificial intelligence, but also concerned about cheating and student readiness for work environments where AI skills will be important.

The New Jersey Secretary of Higher Education will bring international entrepreneurs to the New Jersey Institute of Technology and William Paterson University to assist with research, teaching and developing AI startups.

Higher education institutions are more prepared for cyber attacks if they prioritize data security, categorize their data, maintain robust backups, and implement access controls and life cycle management processes.

A collaboration between the nonprofit Complete College America, the ed-tech platform Riipen, and a handful of institutions in five states will use experiential learning to prepare students for an AI-ready workforce.

AI agents are customizable tools with more decision-making power than chatbots. They have the potential to automate more tasks, and some schools have implemented them for administrative and educational purposes.

Part of Gov. Kathy Hochul's budget proposal would cover tuition at any public community college in New York for adults studying fields such as advanced manufacturing, technology, engineering, AI or cybersecurity.

Starting in May, a college in central Pennsylvania will offer a five-course,15-credit online program focused on emerging AI trends, online learning practices, and strategies to improve student engagement and outcomes.

The university's new policy requires anyone who wants to send a mass email to file a request to be evaluated by the UI Office of Strategic Communication, which will then use written standards to determine its validity.

The idea that any latest technology will change education forever is a familiar one. Artificial intelligence’s adaptability and expertise make it different, experts said, but further reflection is needed.

Many schools struggle to keep up with artificial intelligence and navigate between third-party solutions. Working with Pathify has helped the College of Eastern Idaho aggregate numerous information sources in one dashboard.

If approved by the college's accrediting body, the Computer Information Systems (CIS) program will become the school's second bachelor's degree offering.

A new brief from the U.S. Department of Education outlines five key suggestions for the future of artificial intelligence in higher education. Partnerships, it said, can aid in creating solutions.

Gov. Gavin Newsom’s proposal for a balanced state budget would spend $168 million to “standardize and streamline data collection” across state community colleges. It would also create two new entities.