The Week That Was

Key News in HE from the past week.
Why the Humanities must learn to live with AI (and fast)

Humanities academics are not addressing AI where it matters – in assessment, according to Gonzalo Villanueva (Uni Melbourne) who reports, “the main governance challenge lies less in declaring policy than in redesigning assessment at scale.”
Alternative Facts, Damned Alternative Facts and Statistics

Government claims that enrolments have grown 30% are contradicted by Departmental figures.
Special Academics Forge Path Outside Norm

UoM Academic Specialists are forging a path outside traditional roles.