Mastodawn

📣 Call for Papers "A special issue of #PublicHumanities invites submissions considering how various legal, policy, and normative landscapes governing academia are impacting who is able to shape and engage in the public sphere." Deadline: December 18, 2026 #HigherEd #EduSky cup.org/3Rlmr62

Rebecca M. Reck (she/her)15h ago

Excited to reconnect with people at #LLTLC2026. I am also facilitating sessions this year. The first session is an interactive panel discussion about Communities of Practice with my colleagues from the Lab & Design Community of Practice. We hope to see you at 1:00 pm in room 314A of the Illini Union.

#highered #edtech #CoP #communitiesOfPractice #instructionalLabs #design #STEMEducation #EngEdu #Academicmastodon #academia #paneldiscussion

The College Investor 16h ago

The Education Department published the final rule for Workforce Pell Grants — federal aid for short-term workforce training that takes effect July 1, 2026. Programs need state and Secretary approval and must pass an earnings-based price cap.https://thecollegeinvestor.com/80871/workforce-pell-grant-final-rule-locks-in-july-2026-launch-for-short-term-training-aid/#StudentAid #HigherEd #PellGrant

Education Department Publishes Workforce Pell Final Rule: Who Qualifies For New Training Aid

The Education Department finalized the Workforce Pell Grant rule, opening Pell aid to 8–15 week training programs starting July 1, 2026.

The College Investor

Julie Cruse 16h ago

#DueProcessTheater: the presentation of fairness applied to an investigation whose outcome was never in doubt. The process exists to be cited later as proof the institution acted appropriately. 🪜🎓📜🍎♀️ #PhDSky #Blackademia #AcademicChatter #AcademicSky #MeToo #HigherEd #PhDChat #WomenInStem

Marcus Schuler 17h ago

Stanford and Princeton are moving back to proctored exams and blue books. The reason: finished work alone no longer reliably shows what students learned. AI detector tools have false-positive risks and can't anchor misconduct cases, so universities are instead tracking process—drafts, oral defenses, revisions. A shift in what counts as evidence.

https://www.implicator.ai/universities-return-to-blue-books-and-proctors-as-ai-detectors-prove-unreliable/

#highered #AI #academicintegrity

Universities Revive Blue Books as AI Detectors Fail

Stanford and Princeton are returning to proctors and blue books as AI makes finished assignments weaker proof of learning. Detector scores carry false-positive and due-process risks, pushing universities toward drafts, oral defenses and process evidence.

Implicator.ai

The College Investor 19h ago

Financial planner Tyler West joins The College Investor podcast at MilMoneyCon to talk through 529 trade-offs, Parent PLUS risk, the middle-class financial aid "donut hole," and the new graduate school loan caps taking effect July 1. His central rule: never borrow more than the student's expected first-year salary.
https://thecollegeinvestor.com/80544/tyler-west-on-saving-for-college/
#HigherEd #StudentLoans #Education

Tyler West On Saving For College, Picking The Right School, And Avoiding The Student Loan Trap

Tyler West joined Robert Farrington on The College Investor Audio Show to discuss paying for college, ROI, and student loans.

The College Investor

Dr Ian McCormick 20h ago

Academic life today and a decade ago? #edusky #HigherEd #teaching #research #phdchat #academicSky

Marcus Schuler 20h ago

Graduates at UCF and University of Arizona booed speakers discussing AI this spring. Gallup data shows 43% of young Americans now see 2025 as a good time to find work nearby—down from 75% in 2022. The reactions suggest real anxiety about automation's effect on early-career prospects.

implicator.ai/ucf-and-arizona-graduates-boo-ai-remarks-amid-job-market-anxiety

#AI #Jobs #HigherEd