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Artificial intelligence is rapidly reshaping conversations at colleges and universities nationwide. Institutions are rolling out new courses, majors and microcredentials about AI while launching campuswide initiatives to integrate the tools into teaching and learning. But those efforts have also sparked pushback from faculty and students as university leaders make decisions in largely uncharted territory. Recent survey data from Packback underscores both the opportunity and the concern. In one survey of nearly 700 college students, about 5 percent said they frequently use AI to generate full assignments—a rate comparable to pre-AI forms of contract cheating. Many students cited time constraints, lack of…

Join our zero2eight Substack community for more discussion about the latest news in early care and education. Sign up now. For Emily Knox and her wife, Forever Young Child Care Learning Center in Manchester was a dependable cornerstone of their daily routine for more than two years. But on March 5, her wife arrived to pick up their son and found the center’s staff in tears. It would be, they abruptly learned, the center’s final day, as staff members rushed about, packing up children’s art projects and medical paperwork to give to parents. “It was surreal, honestly,” Knox said. She…

I want to share a story of struggle. Actually, two kinds of struggle. My father completed his doctorate at the University of Utah in the early 1970s. For his dissertation, he ran a statistical analysis on genealogical records to determine the impact of certain economic conditions on family size. He accomplished this on one of the most advanced computers of the time. His method? Literally punching out little rectangles in dozens of stiff paper cards, and feeding the stack into the computer. My father was a lowly graduate student, and because the demand for computing time at the university was…

Less than a year after resigning under federal pressure, former University of Virginia president Jim Ryan will return to campus as a graduation speaker. Ryan will headline the Class of 2026 Valedictory Exercises on May 15, the university announced Tuesday. Students in the graduating class selected the speakers for the Valedictory Exercises ceremony. The former president led UVA from August 2018 until his abrupt resignation in June amid a Department of Justice investigation into diversity, equity and inclusion programs, which ultimately ended in a settlement agreement. Although he stepped down as president, Ryan is expected to join the faculty ranks…

Sally Weale, The Guardian Two-thirds of secondary school teachers report a decline in core abilities such as writing and problem-solving

At a previous institution, I once had to tell a heartbroken younger colleague that it wasn’t her fault that she was trying to climb a ladder at a place that was downsizing, but she was, and she could expect to be disappointed over and over again. The strategy of cutting by attrition that protected incumbents pushed disproportionate risk onto newbies. Eventually she left, and I couldn’t blame her. A new piece in Work Shift, by Margaret Moffett, suggests that similar conversations may become more common as AI displaces jobs that used to be the first rungs on career ladders. I…

Colleges and universities often call their campuses communities and their environments family-like. While these metaphors aim to evoke healthy, supportive cultures, reality rarely matches the ideal. Sometimes the campus community feels more like Twin Peaks or The Handmaid’s Tale and the family dynamics resemble Schitt’s Creek or Breaking Bad. The politics? Think Game of Thrones. Like these television shows, campus life spans behaviors from admirable to questionable—even criminal. Stories of performance and behavioral issues abound in higher education. These are not whispered secrets but are frequently recounted at meetings and events, at lunch in the dining hall and parties. Long-timers…

A new federal law set to take effect this summer could have major repercussions for existing Parent PLUS borrowers if they don’t act fast, financial aid experts say. The One Big Beautiful Bill Act, passed last year, includes the largest overhaul to the federal student aid system in decades. Part of that overhaul limits the number of loan repayment and debt forgiveness options available to borrowers. More specifically, it will prevent new Parent PLUS borrowers with a high debt-to-income ratio and those who work in civil service jobs from taking advantage of income-driven repayment plans and the Public Service Loan…

Why You Need A Roadmap To Make Every Pilot Count AI initiatives have moved from experimental projects to critical components of competitive strategy. Many organizations launch pilots, yet only a small fraction achieve meaningful enterprise-wide impact. The difference lies in having a clear AI strategy roadmap that guides efforts from isolated projects to coordinated, scalable programs. According to McKinsey’s 2025 global survey, nearly two-thirds of organizations remain stuck in early experimentation stages, and fewer than 40% report measurable enterprise-wide results from their AI programs. These statistics highlight the challenge of translating initial success into lasting business value. Organizations often make…

Carl Campanile, NY Post “This success demonstrates what happens when you balance preparation and opportunity for children in The Bronx,” crowed Alec Diacou, executive director and founder of…