During a Fox Business interview on Tuesday morning, Education Secretary Linda McMahon promoted the use of artificial intelligence in schools, citing a controversial online charter school that has been criticized for utilizing inaccurate and confusing AI-generated lessons. When asked whether she viewed AI as a “tool” or a “threat,” the former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO chose the former.
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This week’s deadline for some student borrowers to exit a government loan program before their bills could double or triple is likely reigniting concerns about whether a college education brings a sufficient return on investment. This conversation is not new, but the Trump administration raised the significance when the U.S. Department of Education announced new rules this summer that tie a university’s access to student loans to how much that school’s graduates earn.
Even without that announcement, American families are increasingly questioning the value of a college education as an investment, and higher education institutions must address that concern with seriousness and transparency. Families deserve assurance from those of us who lead colleges and universities that what we provide will make their students’ lives better. Those students and their families invest years of their lives and substantial financial resources in higher education, and they have every reason to expect higher education institutions to demonstrate that their investment produces meaningful results.
If we make the salary a graduate earns the principal measure of the value of a college education, then we risk replacing all the benefits of that education with what is easiest to count.
Xavier University of Louisiana, where I serve as president, is one of the Top Four producers of pharmacists in the United States, and our school is also a leading producer of Black graduates who earn medical degrees.
However, if we make the salary a graduate earns the principal measure of the value of a college education, then we risk replacing all the benefits of that education with what is easiest to count.
A paycheck is indeed a good measure of the
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As U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration tightens its repressive measures against Iran, Iranian students and applicants of English proficiency tests have become the latest targets of a campaign by the White House to severely constrain Iran’s connections with the rest of the world. With the war on Iran nearing the end of its seventh month, the U.S.-Israeli bombing operations have been…
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For Northwestern University alumna Keala Uchôa, the university’s recent decision to restructure its African Studies program and cut two staff positions is hardly surprising. The move isn’t isolated. Over the years, the university and students have clashed over protests, a faculty member has sued over not getting tenure, and some current and former students — including Uchôa — say they’ve been…
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Just a year ago, Martín Soto was making breakfast at home with his wife, Gabriela, while their daughter got ready for her first day of school. But this September, Martín is in solitary confinement at the Elizabeth Detention Center (EDC) in New Jersey. “I was crying, but my daughter, she told me, ‘Mommy, don’t cry. Daddy’s gonna come home,’” Gabriela Soto told Truthout. “I said, ‘I know…
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