Outrage over Trump’s bill reclassifying #HigherEd courses in nursing, architecture, accounting, teaching & other professions as not a ‘professional degree,' adversely impacts status of such programs for the purposes of federal #StudentLoans.

How stupid can you get?

Like I'd really want to go to work in a skyscraper designed by a non-professional. Or have a person w/no professional standing or qualifications administer my healthcare while in hospital. Or teach my kids...
independent.co.uk/news/world/a…

Outrage over Trump’s bill reclassifying nursing as not a ‘professional degree’ for college students

Nursing organizations warn limiting access to student funding ‘threatens the very foundation of patient care’

^{Rhian Lubin (The Independent)}

"History shows us that the right to literacy came at a heavy cost for many Americans, ranging from ostracism to death. Those in power recognized that oppression is best maintained by keeping the masses illiterate, and those oppressed recognized that literacy is liberation. To my students and to anyone who might listen, I say: Don’t surrender to AI your ability to read, write and think when others once risked their lives and died for the freedom to do so."

Will Teague on #AI (#GenAI / #ChatGPT) and #history education.

huffpost.com/entry/history-pro…

#HigherEd

I Set A Trap To Catch My Students Cheating With AI. The Results Were Shocking.

"Students are not just undermining their ability to learn, but to someday lead."

^{Will Teague (HuffPost)}

Political attacks on universities are eroding academic freedom, and that threatens the global research collaborations behind major scientific breakthroughs.

There’s a positive correlation between protections for academic freedom and the quality and quantity of STEM research.

theconversation.com/research-b…
#highered #science

Research breakthroughs often come through collaborations − attacks on academic freedom threaten this vital work

Academic freedom grew strongly after World War II, with greater university funding, protections and autonomy, yet global data now shows a decline.

^{The Conversation}