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Are AI skills more important than degrees?
Nearly half of business owners (49 percent) say they believe experience with ChatGPT could potentially hold more value than a college degree, according to a report from Intelligent.com. The post Are AI skills more important than degrees? appeared first on eCampus News.
How Colleges Have Responded to Student Encampments
By Sonel Cutler, Forest Hunt, and Alecia Taylor The Chronicle analyzed 50 recent protests calling for colleges to cut ties with Israel. Nearly half have led to arrests. Around a dozen have faced no consequences.
Unrest Has Gripped Campuses Across the Country. These 3 Colleges Struck Deals With Their Protesters.
By Erin Gretzinger Nate Swanson, Reuters, ReduxSigns displayed at Northwestern University Some observers called the agreements, in which students scaled back or ended encampments in return for concessions, the best route forward, while others described them as a "betrayal."
After Negotiations Collapse, Police Sweep Through Columbia U. and Arrest Dozens
By J. Brian Charles David Dee Delgado, Reuters, ReduxNew York City police officers enter Columbia U.'s Hamilton Hall to arrest protesters who had occupied the building on Tuesday. President Nemat (Minouche) Shafik called some behavior by pro-Palestinian activists, including the takeover of Hamilton Hall, "acts of destruction, not political speech."
‘Horrific Acts of Violence’: Demonstrators Spar at UCLA Before Police Move In
By Michael Vasquez Etienne Laurent, AFP, Getty ImagesA counterprotester throws a fence at pro-Palestinian protesters at the University of California Los Angeles early Wednesday. The clashes went on for hours. Violence erupted on the campus early Wednesday as counterprotesters launched objects into an encampment. The fighting continued for hours before the police intervened.
3 Things Educators and Edtech Suppliers Need to Talk About
The advancements in technology are reshaping how we teach and learn, bringing new opportunities and challenges. To address such challenges, a concerted effort must be made to ensure that newer technologies are implemented thoughtfully and responsibly, with a focus on enhancing the educational experience for all students. Collaboration and open dialogue are key as we navigate this terrain, ensuring innovation meets the needs of today's educational institutions.In almost every collaboration
Century-Old Institutions Paving the Way for DEI in Sports with Strategic Plan
On Jan. 15, Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, the Centennial Conference announced its creation of a three-year strategic diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) plan, uniting the conference’s 11 private, Division III institutions in a shared mission to make their athletics programs a place where all students, particularly those in marginalized populations, feel they belong.Dr. Ajhanai KeatonCentennial’s Executive Director Portia Hoeg says the creation of their plan came with a clear
UK students begin new wave of protests against Gaza war after US arrests
Protests planned in Sheffield, Bristol, Leeds, Newcastle and other universities in show of solidarity with PalestiniansMiddle East crisis – live updatesA fresh wave of student demonstrations and encampments are under way at UK universities in protest over the war in Gaza, after violent scenes on campuses in the US where dozens have been arrested after a crackdown by police.Protests were due to take place in at least six universities on
San Francisco State Strike May Have Lessons for Current Student Protestors
How the nation’s first College of Ethnic studies came about, bringing together Latino, African American, and Asian American disciplines may offer some clues as to how to solve the nation’s current campus turmoil.After deadline passed to end the Columbia University encampment by 2 p.m. Monday deadline, by early Tuesday morning, student protestors blockaded and occupied Hamilton Hall in a symbolic move.Emil GuillermoProtestors did the same in 1968.That made me think
The Pandemic Fueled Gains in Digital Equity. But for Native Tribes, It’s Complicated.
When pueblos in New Mexico looked into running fiber into Jemez Day School, a K-6 school run by the Bureau of Indian Education, they were launching a complicated process. Upgrading the school’s connection meant jumping through hoops, even though there was fiber across the street. Early on, the U.S. federal government’s E-Rate program, which provides “universal service” funding to schools and libraries for telecommunications and internet, also said it wouldn’t
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