Stanford Will Augment Its Study Finding that AI Legal Research Tools Hallucinate in 17% of Queries, As Some Raise Questions About the Results

Stanford University will augment the study it released last week of generative AI legal research tools from LexisNexis and Thomson Reuters, in which it found that they deliver hallucinated results more often than the companies say, as others have raised questions about the study’s methodology and fairness. The preprint study by Stanford’s RegLab and its…

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Modest 6% increase builds on post-Covid IEP boom in US

Some 67,924 international students studied Intensive English Programs across the US in 2023, building on a post-Covid boom seen in 2022 Student week numbers went up again, with 757,712 in 2023 compared to 2022’s 669,705 Brazil climbs above China in the top ten list, becoming the third biggest sending country, with Japan and France remaining…

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Defining Quality Learning at Cengage

Published: 5/30/2024 Reading Time: 4 minutes When we ask our customers why they adopt Cengage products, they overwhelmingly say it’s because of the “quality.” But what does that mean? Our goal is to put the learner at the center of experiences that will prepare them for careers in which they can solve problems and think…

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Pledge allegiance or else: Maryland public school forces students and teachers to salute the flag

PHILADELPHIA, May 30, 2024 — The Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression today demanded that a public elementary school in Maryland retract its unconstitutional guidance that students and staff must stand and salute the U.S. flag during the Pledge of Allegiance. On April 26, Twin Ridge Elementary School in Mount Airy, a D.C. and Baltimore suburb, emailed all…

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English-taught programs outside the ‘Big Four’ tripled in 10 years

Research from British Council and Studyportals has provided new insights into internationalised offerings by mapping the global supply of on-campus English-taught bachelor’s and master’s degrees worldwide. The growth in English-taught programs worldwide has been largely driven by a surge in programs from non-traditional destinations, which have tripled since 2014, and grew by 48% between 2019 and 2024. “The surge…

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CORRIE FOUNTAIN | Diverse: Issues In Higher Education

Dr. Corrie FountainCorrie Fountain has been appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Clayton State University. Fountain holds a bachelor’s degree in elementary education from Delaware State University, a master’s in special education/behavior disorders from West Virginia University, and a Ph.D. in educational policy studies from Georgia State. #CORRIE #FOUNTAIN #Diverse #Issues…

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I, For One, Welcome Our New Sexbot Overlords

I, for one, go out of my way to regularly welcome our robot overlords on LinkedIn. Why? Because I learned all of my important life lessons from “The Simpsons.” Just as Kent Brockman wisely pivoted and welcomed his new insect overlords, I, too, plan to roll out the red carpet for our future robot leaders….

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