While Spring Enrollment is Up, Experts Advise Caution

Spring enrollment numbers are looking up across the postsecondary sector, according to the latest data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which collects data from almost all U.S. institutions. Their new report, “Current Term Enrollment Estimates Spring 2024,” shows that undergraduate enrollment grew 2.5% since spring 2023, which means over 359,000 more students enrolled…

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When May the State Use Evidence of a Defendant’s Silence Before Trial? – North Carolina Criminal Law

A couple of weeks ago, I wrote about the prohibition against the State commenting on a defendant’s failure to testify, or, in other words, a defendant’s silence at trial. Such comments are disallowed as they abridge a defendant’s federal and state constitutional rights not to be compelled to give self-incriminating evidence. This post addresses a…

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ATC joins UK Language Courses group

Irish ELT outfit ATC Language and Travel has been partially sold to UK Language Courses in what has been described as a “strategic alliance”. Ed Greevy, long-time owner of the business, made the decision to sell his shares to the UK language school operator – prompting the search to find the “right business partner”. “I…

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Empowering Student Learning: Navigating Artificial Intelligence in the College Classroom  – Faculty Focus

Like many of our colleagues, the emergence of ChatGPT and other generative artificial intelligence sites initially created a mild panic. Out of the panic, an emerging field of practical, practitioner-based research has begun to emerge. The call for calm, patient reflection has been noted (Naidu 2023, para 10). Others argue that AI, in various forms,…

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