Get Ready for AI in the Admissions Office
Much ink has been spilled considering the problem of “artificial intelligence” in the college classroom. Yet less has been said about its use in the admissions office, where the fortunes…
Are Companies Backsliding on Skills-Based Hiring?
Around half of companies that responded to a Nov. 2023 Intelligent.com survey reported that they would remove bachelor’s-degree requirements for certain positions in 2024. Four years of college education may…
A New Way to Hire Great Faculty
We learned about the complexities and mysteries of artificial intelligence, the uses of innovative statistical analyses that could improve policing, and the Confucian roots of Xi’s totalitarianism. We discussed the…
Yet Another Bad Admissions Idea
Leigh made a 34 on the ACT. Bill made a 23. Which of the two do you want attending your academically selective college? According to a traditional or merit-based admissions…
“Grow PA” Offers a Higher-Ed Reform Model for the Nation
Too often, lawmakers want to fix higher education by blindly throwing money at the problem. From President Joe Biden’s plan to cancel large amounts of student-loan debt to Pennsylvania Gov.…
How Goes the Reforming?
As we are in the midst of the short session of the North Carolina legislature, which typically focuses on budgetary matters, we haven’t seen much that pertains to higher education.…
To Address the Irreproducibility Crisis, Invest in Digital Archiving
“Millions of Scholarly Articles Are Not Being Archived,” says the article title, and the initial impulse is to roll one’s eyes and think cynical thoughts. Given the quality of scholarship…
A New Accreditor Has Money in Mind
Annual federal spending on various tuition-subsidy programs under Title IV of the Higher Education Act (1965) now exceeds $130 billion. Last year, the Biden administration proposed new Financial Value Transparency…
UNC Can’t Ban Its Way to Civility
One of Ronald Reagan’s most memorable quips was that “the nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” Terrifying indeed,…
As Universities Falter, Grifters Prosper
Patrick Bet-David is no wallflower. He says what he means, and he appears to mean what he says. A major critic of the education system, he wants you to know…