Three community colleges in Ohio increased their graduation rates by 50% over the past six years under a new program called Accelerated Study in Associate Programs. The program, originally developed in New York, is geared toward students from low-income families and provides career services, a tuition waiver, and financial assistance for transportation and textbooks. Jeff Robinson, director of communications for the Ohio Department of Higher Education, said the program is especially beneficial for adults with families who are either returning to school to complete their degree, or enrolling for the first time. .
The pandemic-era exemptions allowing many students access to CalFresh food benefits without having to work 20 hours a week expired in June, leaving many students in the lurch. CalFresh benefits range from $23 to $281 a month for a one-person household, and data showed 127,000 students were enrolled before the pandemic. Carrie Welton, senior director of policy and advocacy at the Institute for College Access and Success, said the work requirements discourage CalFresh recipients from enrolling and make it much harder for low-income students to devote themselves to their studies. .
College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences (CULLS) Dean Leo Lo has been elected as the Association of College and Research Libraries (ACRL) Board of Directors Vice-President/President-Elect. Lo will become president-elect in July 2023 and.
In just six months, ChatGPT has become a popular and powerful tool on the internet, and the University of New Mexico is developing an artificial intelligence initiative to educate faculty and students on its pros and cons. Leo Lo, professor and dean of the College of University Libraries and Learning Sciences at the University of New Mexico, said ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence tool able to answer complicated questions about a wide range of topics, suggest edits, produce content from images and have conversations with humans. It could help people do research more quickly, but others worry the tool will also be used to cheat. .
Arizona State University wants to continue fostering and cultivating relationships with tribal nations in the state. It plans to continue to do so with the oversight of Jacob Moore, who was recently named the new vice president and special adviser to the president on American Indian affairs. Moore began his professional career with the university 14 years ago and said the new role will allow him to grow the university s efforts to expand support for Indigenous and tribal communities. .