Higher Ed Is Still Muddling Through AI
It has been nearly four years since OpenAI announced ChatGPT in November of 2022, and most universities continue to muddle along with their AI efforts. Many are treating it as…
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How the College Essay Declared War on Critical Thinking
Every fall, I attempt to convince my yearly cohort of college-counseling students that writing is the single most important skill they will ever learn. Many of them stare at me…
The UNC System’s AI Labyrinth
Much like the arrival of the World Wide Web in the 1990s, the introduction of AI into the culture has been met with fear, excitement, and a rush to keep…
Demand More of Students
A recent study from Tyton Partners reveals that what students believe about AI use is quite at odds with their actual AI use. The study, which surveyed over 1,500 students,…
College Is Worth Saving
Earlier this year, Columbia University was hit with what sophisticated PR types call a double whammy. On the morning of May 7, New York magazine posted “Everyone Is Cheating Their…
The Case Against Online AP Testing
This May, Advanced Placement tests for 28 of 36 AP subjects were held entirely online. Going forward, College Board will administer most exams through Bluebook, the central testing platform that…
Getting the Most From AI
Ever since that fateful day in November 2022 when OpenAI released ChatGPT, hardly a week has gone by in which AI hasn’t been in the news. Much of this coverage…
GenAI Will Not Make Students Smarter
By now, most North Carolinians are at least somewhat familiar with Generative AI (GenAI). As tech journalist George Lawton explains, GenAI “uses sophisticated algorithms to organize large, complex data sets…
AI Meets Civil Discourse
As universities across the U.S. seek to deal with protests, polarization, and the presidential election, many have focused on how to foster civil-discourse skills in students. As this tweet (below)…
Ten Books We Want Under the Tree in 2024
The Martin Center’s in-house library continues to grow, boasting over 900 books and journals as of this writing. Nevertheless, a higher-ed policy institute needs a constant infusion of new titles,…