Academics

Since AI is here to stay, instructors should consider using new approaches to assessing student knowledge, write Graham Clay and Cambriae W. Lee. They offer ideas for preparing dialogue-based activities and assessments, including how they can be enhanced with AI.

Advocates say legislation would smooth access to University of California campuses. UC leaders say the approach is oversimplified.

The Maine Department of Education has placed advisers on community college campuses to help students bridge the gap between adult education programs and colleges.

A new report recommends ways states can better ensure the quality of programs as they proliferate across the country.

An experiment to encourage more women undergraduates to study economics produced mixed results but raised awareness of gender disparities in the field.

Lots of institutions have systems for informing students of their performance in class. New research indicates the positive effects of these “nudges” dwindle over the course of a semester.

New efforts are underway to expand ASAP, the City University of New York's academic support program, amid evidence that it works but is costly.