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The University of New Mexico is boldly striding into the future by embracing artificial intelligence (AI) and integrating it into higher education. Across campus, UNM organizations are tapping into the vast potential of AI to enrich the academic...

Northwestern CS partnered with the DuPage County NAACP Education Committee and the Center for Success to host a summer camp in July.

Professor Michael Horn served as general chair of the five-day ACM Interaction Design and Children Conference, hosted last month by Northwestern’s Center for Computer Science and Learning Sciences.

The University of New Mexico is among the 18 institutions participating in a two-year research project with Ithaka S+R dedicated to unlocking the potential of artificial intelligence (AI) to advance higher education. The initiative's key objectives...

Walk into any library these days and you are liable to see a cheerful poster proclaiming that libraries are for everyone. Three University of New Mexico librarians are working to make sure that ideal is a reality, through a practice of cultural...

Its hard for kids to think about going back to school quite yet but districts in Michigan are already thinking about how to keep them coming to school once classes get started in the fall. In Michigan, local school districts set their own policies to address nonattendance. The most recent figures, for the 2021-2022 school year, show 38% of Michigan students were "chronically absent," meaning they missed at least 10% of school days. ...

Three community colleges in Ohio increased their graduation rates by 50% over the past six years under a new program called Accelerated Study in Associate Programs. The program, originally developed in New York, is geared toward students from low-income families and provides career services, a tuition waiver, and financial assistance for transportation and textbooks. Jeff Robinson, director of communications for the Ohio Department of Higher Education, said the program is especially beneficial...

The pandemic-era exemptions allowing many students access to CalFresh food benefits without having to work 20 hours a week expired in June, leaving many students in the lurch. CalFresh benefits range from $23 to $281 a month for a one-person household, and data showed 127,000 students were enrolled before the pandemic. Carrie Welton, senior director of policy and advocacy at the Institute for College Access and Success, said the work requirements discourage CalFresh recipients from enrolling a...

College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences (CULLS) Dean Leo Lo has been elected as the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Board of Directors Vice-President/President-Elect. Lo will become president-elect in July 2023 and...

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