Researchers at the University of Chicago recently put AI detection tools to the test, comparing hundreds of human-generated pieces of writing to AI-generated content, analyzing how different AI detection tools performed in terms of false-negatives and false-positives. The hope is that a better understanding of AI detection tools can help to protect academic integrity and, more broadly, guard society against the spread of AI slop.

Tanja Jefferson and Lauren Shevchek, two Penn State online students who have disabilities, are advocating for their peers by collaborating with the Penn State World Campus Student Government to amplify the voices of students with disabilities and remove barriers to participation. They've also created the Disability and Neurodivergence Affinity Group to encourage online students with disabilities to speak up and support one another.

“Diversity seems to be a bad word depending on who's having the discussion but it has made my team extraordinarily strong,” says Cori Coburn, Educational Technology Support Manager for Austin Community College District in Texas, who adds personnel ranges from recent college graduates to retirees returning to the workforce. “Everybody doesn't have to be knowledgeable in the same thing, but you do need to know who has more expertise in that thing to help you out. And because we are so diverse, we can serve a larger audience not just with our communication and language skills but with our experience and being able to make a connection.”

Community colleges, which educate over 1 million adult learners, are facing uncertainty as the Trump administration proposes cutting all Title II funding for adult education and consolidating workforce programs into a "Make America Skilled Again" grant. Delays and cancellations in federal grants have already affected the resources available for adult students, raising concerns about continued access to education and the sustainability of these programs.