This week, Northwestern stopped offering alumni interviews, the NCAA eliminated the national letter of intent program, Carnegie Mellon and the University of Pittsburgh prepared to launch a pilot AI community, and Drexel announced a plan to merge several of its colleges.
Starting this year, prospective students applying to Northwestern will no longer have the option to participate in an alumni interview. Instead, students hoping to add a more “candid voice” to their applications are encouraged to film and upload an optional video between 60 and 90 seconds long.
On Wednesday, the NCAA announced the immediate elimination of the national letter of intent program, marking a historic shift in the student-athlete admissions process. The decision comes while the NCAA and college athletes prepare for sweeping change as many college programs will begin annually paying their athletes starting next fall.
Carnegie Mellon University, in partnership with NVIDIA and the University of Pittsburgh, is building a pilot AI Tech Community in Pittsburgh. The first-of-its-kind community, anchored by two joint research centers intended to advance the city’s robotics, autonomy and AI innovation ecosystems, will formally launch on October 14.
Drexel University announced a plan to merge several of its colleges in response to declining student enrollment. This year’s enrollment is down 15 percent from last year’s incoming class, a decline Drexel Interim President Denis P. O’Brien attributes to last year’s botched FAFSA rollout.
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