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The Sheriff’s Office in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, is in the news for warning elementary students that they would be ticketed for using the phrase “6-7.”   Tippecanoe County recently passed an ordinance...

Artificial intelligence is useful in many situations, but there is also widespread concern about its potential to cause harm. One prominent example is how it’s already proven to be a popular tool for academic dishonesty....

Academic misconduct accusations are serious at any level of education, but even more so in professional programs like the CUNY School of Medicine’s Sophie Davis Biomedical Program. Unfortunately, several medical students...

Texas colleges have created a “minefield” of confusing and shifting rules on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by students, according to a 2025 Houston Chronicle article. While most Texas colleges have AI policies,...

Students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often navigate college life with unique challenges, especially when it comes to social interactions and communication. What can be seen as inappropriate or threatening to some may...

The question of what schools can and can’t make you do when it comes to mental health isn’t as confusing as it seems. A university can’t force you to leave simply because you disclosed a mental-health diagnosis....

Artificial intelligence might be one of the most controversial but important tools for college students. Recognizing the benefits of AI, several colleges and universities have partnered with AI companies. On the flip side, a...

Here’s something that would’ve sounded like science fiction just a few years ago: students are getting accused of academic misconduct not because they copied from another person, but because a computer program thinks...

When two professors at the University of Illinois saw the stream of apology emails from students that had been caught “faking” their attendance with AI, they were impressed with the group’s willingness to take...

A new Inside Higher Ed report shows that first-generation college students continue to graduate at lower rates than their peers. The reasons go beyond money or academics. Many first-gen students face uncertainty about how to ask...

If you think there’s a bright line between the way you’re expected to act on campus and the way you act in your personal life, it’s time to think again. Welcome to the age of social media, where anything you say...

Developing Individualized Education Programs, also known as IEPs, is one of the most important steps schools and school districts can take to ensure that children with special needs have an equal opportunity to receive a quality...

When an Australian university saw its incidents of alleged academic misconduct cases skyrocket, almost all of them for prohibited AI use, administrators were alarmed by students’ reliance on so flawed a resource, as they saw...

A recent story from The Brown Daily Herald has drawn national attention to how universities are handling academic misconduct in the age of artificial intelligence. At Brown University, students accused of cheating are being...

Traditional universities are at a crossroads. Increasingly, Americans are questioning the value of a college degree and turning to more cost-effective institutions (like community colleges and technical schools) as a launching pad...

As generative AI tools become more powerful and accessible, students are increasingly vulnerable to academic misconduct allegations. A recent Inside Higher Ed article proposes a novel pedagogical workaround: a multiday in-class...

Plagiarism allegations can have severe, long-lasting, negative consequences on any student’s life, including failing a course, being suspended, or even getting expelled. But many students don’t realize that plagiarism...

Online classes have made education more flexible than ever, but they’ve also created new risks for students. A Kennesaw State University graduate recently experienced these risks when she was accused of cheating after...

When more than 850 organizations unite to defend the rights of students with disabilities, parents should pay attention. Just such a coalition — of educators, disability rights advocates, and attorneys — recently issued a...

The Trump administration’s announcement that it would be moving some Department of Education (DoE) programs to other federal agencies has gotten a decidedly mixed reception. Supporters say the move will better serve students...