Higher Education

City Colleges of Chicago, Moraine Valley and other institutions are studying AI tools, future workforce needs and what kinds of AI and information technology skills will best serve students.

Frustrated with scattered, costly resources for college preparation, a 16-year-old high school student in Virginia saw an opportunity to create something better. His own free platform is now used by thousands.

The University of California, Irvine, is preparing a pair of studies: one to create a database of AI tools people are already using, and another to test its own software platform for personalized writing support.

Colleges say they are turning to eight-week, asynchronous online courses that offer more flexibility for older, working students. That means rethinking everything from course design to financial aid.

A new report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology calls on universities to rethink teaching and campus life as generative AI reshapes how students learn and instructors teach and research.

Casper College has received a $444,059 grant from the National Science Foundation to expand hands-on quantum science education for students and teachers in Wyoming and beyond.

The Florida Board of Education approved sweeping rules regulating the use of artificial intelligence in Florida’s public schools, colleges and universities for both students and teachers.

West Virginia’s Marshall University named David Wiley, co-founder of Lumen Learning and ed-tech leader, the school’s first chief academic AI officer. He has also been an associate professor there since 2025.

The effort, part of the Harvard Kennedy School, is designed to help local governments use technology to improve citizen engagement and civic ties. Already, the push has produced a budget tool for local agencies.

After a roughly 40-day trip, the university’s new two-level teaching and research vessel’s arrival will culminate a yearslong effort initiated by an anonymous grant in 2019 that kick-started the project.

The Blue Dot Lab is a $166 million technology hub that marks one of the largest investments in the university’s recent history, and it’s poised to reshape the school’s Grand Rapids campus.

The AI4VA program at the University of Virginia connects students with small businesses and groups looking to experiment with AI. The first cohort involved 100 students and 16 organizations across the state.

University of Michigan officials got an earful recently from Ypsilanti Township residents angry over a partnership with Los Alamos National Laboratory to build a high-performance computing facility.

The University of North Texas will establish a college of artificial intelligence and advanced analytics after receiving a $20 million gift, it announced Tuesday.

Missouri will make Google’s AI tools and training available across its education system at no cost, while leaving adoption decisions to individual districts and charter schools.

With faculty guidance, AI could help modernize college transcripts by synthesizing course descriptions, syllabi, assessments and student work into richer, more comprehensive records of student learning and skills.

By banning artificial intelligence and digital devices in core classes, the University of Chicago's social sciences division aims to limit distractions and maximize participation in small, discussion-based courses.

While artificial intelligence is increasingly difficult to avoid in the job market, some students and educators worry that new degree programs will have difficulty keeping up with the fast-changing technology.