This week in college admissions, the University of Chicago announces new restrictions on technology and AI, MIT releases new recommendations for how to navigate AI, some universities have begun accepting tuition payments via Venmo, and international student applications to American colleges saw a 10% decrease last year.
The University of Chicago has announced that its Social Science Core classes will adopt an “analog” approach. Aside from case-by-case exceptions, the university will prohibit laptops and digital texts during class and will ban students and faculty from using AI for anything pertaining to course materials. This announcement comes as the University of Chicago has formed a partnership with Anthropic, in which all students and faculty have received access to Anthropic’s AI tool, Claude.
In other AI-related news, MIT released new recommendations for navigating artificial intelligence. Described by MIT’s president, Dr. Sally Kornbluth, as a “watershed moment,” MIT now encourages handwritten notes and recommends that instructors provide feedback at various points throughout their courses rather than waiting until a final project submission.
Some universities are now accepting tuition payments via Venmo. This move comes as colleges seek to adapt to students’ use of online payment systems in their daily lives.
In a sharp turn from past years, international student applications to American colleges decreased by 10% last year. This drop has been credited to the Trump administration’s immigration policies, which include fewer student visa approvals.
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