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Higher Education

Man in graduation cap waves amongst crowd of graduates

A.I. Leaders’ Advice for 2026 College Graduates Shows the Limit of Silicon Valley Optimism

At commencements from Carnegie Mellon to the University of Arizona, Jensen Huang, Eric Schmidt and other tech leaders delivered similar advice about A.I. and got very different receptions. The speeches reflected a familiar Silicon Valley optimism, but many graduates heard something more complicated.
By Sissi Cao
A crowd of graduating students wearing caps and gowns

What Gen Z’s A.I. Backlash Reveals About the Future of Work

American University's Casey Evans examines what the recent backlash against A.I. at college commencement ceremonies is really about. Evans argues that Gen Z's skepticism reflects a desire for agency, judgment and a more honest conversation about the future of work.
By Casey Evans
Woman in red dress and man in suit pose together outside

Nvidia Billionaire Mark Stevens Funds $175M Medical School With A.I. Focus

Nvidia investor Mark Stevens is funding a $175 million Bay Area medical school that aims to train future physicians and integrate A.I. into healthcare. The gift underscores how Nvidia’s biggest winners are channeling A.I.-driven fortunes into large-scale healthcare and education initiatives.
By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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A.I. Degrees Boom as Students Prepare for an Uncertain Job Market

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Three yellow robot dogs in a white room with blue panels - it's unclear what the robots are doing

Inside the Art Schools Building Courses Around A.I.’s Creative Potential

By Daniel Grant
MacKenzie Scott poses on red carpet in red dress.

MacKenzie Scott Donates $70M to Strengthen Historically Black Colleges

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A group of middle-school students in a classroom.

OpenAI’s Education Head Says Real Learning Takes Struggle—Not Just ChatGPT Help

By Rachel Curry
Student boy riding bicycle on campus of the University of Illinois.

Federal Science Funding Cuts Put A.I.’s Foundation at Risk, Experts Warn

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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Sam Altman Backs a Community College That Offers Two-Year A.I. Degrees

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
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OpenAI’s First College Partnership Sheds Light on How GPT Is Used in Higher Education

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Byron Trott

Billionaire Byron Trott Gives $150M to Help Elite Universities Recruit Rural Students

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Man in graduation hat and gown puts hands together

Billionaire Robert Hale Gifts a Thousand Dollars Each to UMass Dartmouth Grads

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Harvard President Testifies In House Hearing On Campus Antisemitism

Harvard President Claudine Gay Resigns Amid Lasting Backlash

By Sissi Cao
Columbia University campus.

A.I. Can Be a Double-Edged Sword For Language Learners—Columbia Profs Discuss Why

By Noah Powelson
Harvard Business School Graduation Ceremony in Boston

The MBA Is Dying: 3 Reasons to Ditch the Management Degree

By Nellie Wartoft
Man in black tuxedo speaking on podium against purple background

Investor John Paulson’s Latest Donation Is Another Gift to Higher Education

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
a group of people standing in a well-lit, empty room

Why So Many Independent Art Colleges are Shutting Their Doors

By Daniel Grant
Old man sitting in office wearing white shirt and black tie

All NYU Medical Schools Are Tuition-Free After Ken Langone’s $200M Donation

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Bill Gates in a red robe.

Bill Gates Delivers Rare Graduation Speech, Slams College Rankings

By Sissi Cao
Kenneth Griffin, middle aged white man with grey hair, speaks at panel

Citadel CEO Kenneth Griffin Donates $300 Million to Harvard University

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Exterior shot of Harvard Medical School building

Harvard Leads an Exodus of Medical Schools Withdrawing from US News Rankings

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
Students walks up the steps of Georgetown's law school

Harvard, Georgetown, and Berkeley’s Law Schools Join Yale in Withdrawing From US News Rankings

By Alexandra Tremayne-Pengelly
A teacher speaks with her students while seated at a circular table in a New York City classroom.

Once Respected, Now Teaching Doesn’t Compete With Being an Eyelash Technician

By Courtney Vinopal
Students attend at the Harvard University 2018 367th Commencement exercises

The UK is Awarding Visas Based on the Flawed Rankings of Universities

By Oliver Staley
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