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[ad_1] Fast Track to AGI: So, What’s the Big Deal? jdimaggio@upcea.edu Wed, 06/07/2023 – 12:00 AM [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Another college president is out in Mississippi, as institutions across the state see high executive turnover. This time, it’s Carmen Walters, the president of Tougaloo College, who will depart the private, historically Black college at the end of the month, according to Mississippi Today. The news organization reported that it was unclear if Walters …

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[ad_1] In the quest to leverage social media to engage students and build campus brands, most marketing and enrollment teams focus on platforms—specifically the small slice of the platforms where they can stake their claim with official accounts. Whether a campus has one or 100 accounts (it’s often much more), time and effort are dedicated …

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[ad_1] Chinese universities are instituting tuition increases of as much as 54 percent, Reuters reported. The universities blame a financial crunch among local governments after three years of disruptive COVID-19 policies and a sluggish economy. East China University of Science and Technology raised tuition fees by 54 percent, to 7,700 yuan ($1,082) for freshmen majoring …

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[ad_1] Marcus Hotaling, director of Union College’s Eppler-Wolff Counseling Center and president of the Association for University and College Counseling Center Directors, toured campuses this year with his precollege daughter and noticed something interesting. Tour guides, he recalls, “were actively talking about counseling services, letting people know of the services and sessions” available to students. …

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[ad_1] Some new trustees at the University of Virginia are pushing for the university to collect information about the political views of the faculty and students, The Daily Progress reported. At a Board of Visitors meeting Friday, Douglas Wetmore, who was appointed to the board by Governor Glenn Youngkin, a Republican, last year, questioned why the university’s …

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[ad_1] Nuthawut Somsuk/iStock/Getty Images Plus When I began writing recently for Inside Higher Ed about career opportunities beyond academe, my first essay mentioned a sentiment that is pervasive among Ph.D. students: “I don’t know how to pick a new career path.” The following is an elaboration on the perspectives I have encountered on the topic, …

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[ad_1] An Exaggerated Death of DEI at UNC’s Med School Featured Image at Top of Article Bondurant-Hall.jpeg Ryan Quinn Tue, 06/06/2023 – 12:00 AM [ad_2] Source link

[ad_1] Today on the Academic Minute, part of University of California, Irvine, Week: Jung In Park, assistant professor in the Sue & Bill Gross School of Nursing at the University of California, Irvine, finds a way to tackle biases in machine learning and make a difference for vulnerable populations. Learn more about the Academic Minute …

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[ad_1] The faculty union at Owens Community College in Toledo, Ohio, recently voted no confidence in the college’s president, Board of Trustees, chief financial officer and vice president of business affairs, The Toledo Blade reported. The majority of union members, 86 percent, signaled their lack of support for campus leadership, said Paul Adams, president of the …

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