The 2024 Best Colleges rankings system from U.S. News & World Report evaluates 1,500 colleges and universities using up to 19 measures of academic quality--and this year, the methodology behind the rankings has been overhauled. The post U.S. News offers new college rankings methodology appeared first on eCampus News.

By Taylor Swaak Illustration by The Chronicle; iStock images Authors’ use of AI has dominated the conversation since ChatGPT. But many editors and peer reviewers use it, too.

Effective Sept. 1, 2023, the University of Phoenix has released a new Generative AI Philosophy and Academic Guidance statement.

Announcing its commitment to provide "an education tailored to address the needs of an AI-driven workplace," DeVry University has launched a new AI Lab, which will be focused on discovering which AI skills are needed in an AI-driven career and how to prepare for it.

The University of Phoenix commissioned a survey in July 2023 on how adults understand and feel about the use of generative AI. The survey of 2,045 adults ages 18 and older, performed online in July 2023 by Harris Poll, found that while most feel AI should be used in the workplace and classroom (59% and 57% respectively), a significant number don't understand the different forms of AI and don't feel

Abilene Christian University (ACU) celebrated the grand opening on Sept. 1, 2023, of its Dillard Science and Engineering Research Center (SERC), which will house a research molten salt nuclear reactor, currently being designed. The facility will allow graduate and undergraduate students to contribute to "world-class research and groundbreaking technology," the university said.

Today’s students face myriad challenges as they pursue postsecondary education, from the affordability of tuition, to student housing woes, to fierce competition for jobs after graduation. One pain point that is quickly rising on the list: internships. The post How higher ed can set students up for successful internships appeared first on eCampus News.

How does a university take the inordinate amount of data it collects and somehow make sense of it to build strategies for driving change in the classroom? And is it worth the investment?

With the start of a new school year comes a surge of data at higher education institutions. A spike in data makes institutions a prime target for attacks, and attacks targeting education are increasing. The post How to prioritize data protection this school year appeared first on eCampus News.

In this episode of Innovations in Education, Mark McCormack, Senior Director of Research and Insights at EDUCAUSE, breaks down the 2023 Students and Technology Report and the higher ed's new learning modalities The post The state of the student body appeared first on eCampus News.