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Construction turns college students’ heads from tech sector

Construction turns college students’ heads from tech sector

Higher Ed Dive  Zachary Phillips September 6, 2023 As the industry ramps up outreach, the number of computer and data science majors applying to construction jobs has doubled, according to a new report. Laura Cosgriff gets daily phone calls from local contractors looking for students to employ — and the […]

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‘Highly Disruptive’: Proposed Overtime Rules Raise Concerns

‘Highly Disruptive’: Proposed Overtime Rules Raise Concerns

Inside Higher Ed Katherine Knott September 6, 2023 Salaried employees who make $55,000 or less would be eligible for overtime under the Biden administration’s new proposal. Thousands of jobs at colleges and universities could be affected. Thousands of employees at colleges and universities, including admissions officers, student affairs professionals and […]

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6 tips to detect AI-generated student work

6 tips to detect AI-generated student work

eCampus News Steven M. Baule September 5, 2023 Although AI has some educators worried, it’s possible to identify AI-generated student work from human-generated work Key points: AI has a place in the classroom, but students shouldn’t rely on it to write papers Educators can use a few key strategies to […]

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Why colleges are using algorithms to determine financial aid levels

Why colleges are using algorithms to determine financial aid levels

Higher Ed Dive  Lilah Burke September 5, 2023 The practice can help colleges optimally distribute their limited resources, but it could also cause issues for students and even create legal risk. As technology has grown more sophisticated, algorithms have slowly crept into more and more operations on college campuses. Take […]

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Final Title IX rules likely to be pushed beyond October

Final Title IX rules likely to be pushed beyond October

Higher Ed Dive  Jeremy Bauer-Wolf August 31, 2023 The U.S. Department of Education probably won’t meet its own October deadline for releasing the two final Title IX regulations that colleges are anxiously awaiting, policy experts and practitioners say. The likely delay is a blow to the Biden administration, which has […]

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