Day: April 28, 2025

Academia Must Proactively Adapt to the Rapid Integration of AI

With the largely unregulated release of both domestic and foreign-based artificial intelligence (AI) technologies in the United States, corporations, businesses, and governmental institutions are seeking sustainable policy solutions to address disruptions to their normal organizational operations. American higher education institutions, as corporations tasked with maintaining institutional solvency and delivering rigorous educational programs, are also facing […]

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UN Rapporteur’s Genocide Gambit at UChicago Forum

The rules were very clear. No recordings of any kind were permitted. There would not be a traditional Q&A; rather, participants could scan two QR codes, one for the first half of the day and one for the second half, which would lead participants to a page where they could submit questions for review. Alireza […]

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Massachusetts Opens University Doors to Students with Severe Intellectual Disabilities—But Who Truly Benefits?

In its infinite wisdom, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has decreed that individuals with “severe intellectual disability” can now attend all state colleges and universities, including UMass Amherst: Under the new law, young people aged 22 and older with intellectual disabilities can participate in higher education opportunities without being matriculated or degree-seeking students and without having […]

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Public Universities Should Serve Citizens—The In-State Enrollment Act Enforces It

An extraordinary number of public state universities now admit a majority of their students from out of state. At the University of Vermont, the number is 75 percent. At the University of Delaware, the number is 66 percent. Other universities with a majority of out-of-state students include North Dakota State University (65%), the University of […]

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