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Detroit is encouraging its young residents to participate in safe, social activities after large crowds of youth congregating downtown have led to curfew violations and multiple arrests. Photo by CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP via Getty Images

Detroit wants to elevate youth voices in leadership – that means giving them real power

Building relationships and creating equitable opportunities are critical to engaging Detroit’s young people in safe and positive activities.
GenAI offers students and teachers in business schools a wealth of benefits, but this tech “shortcut” is at odds with inclusive and meaningful learning. bigjom jom / Shutterstock

Generative AI in business schools: friend or foe?

How can business schools best navigate the AI era? Does GenAI in higher education constitute a level playing field where educational inequality and diverse learning needs are concerned?
Will AI hollow out the pipeline of students, researchers and faculty that is the basis of today’s universities? Hill Street Studios/DigitalVision via Getty Images

The greatest risk of AI in higher education isn’t cheating – it’s the erosion of learning itself

Automating knowledge production and teaching weakens the ecosystem of students and scholars that sustains universities, raising existential questions about their mission.
Students protest outside court before a hearing in Toronto in October 2019, challenging the Ontario government’s push to make certain supplementary fees optional through the Student Choice Initiative. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Colin Perkel

Ontario’s Bill 33 raises serious concern about campus equity and student rights

Possible changes around university admissions and student fees catalyzed by Ontario’s Bill 33 will depend on how universities interpret the rules and whether they make equity a clear policy priority.
Food insecurity worsened for the third year in a row in 2024, setting another national record, with more than 25 per cent of the population living in households with inadequate access to food due to financial constraints. (Unsplash)

Why we need to talk about the root causes of food insecurity

Dominant nutrition wellness narratives wrongly focus on individual behaviour and personal responsibility, which obscures the structural causes of hunger and delays policy changes.
Would-be allies often feel like impostors, new research finds. The resulting cycle of anxiety is bad for mental health and workplace culture alike. Oleg Breslavtsev/Getty Images Plus

You care about fairness at work – so why do you feel like a fake?

The impostor phenomenon shows up with allyship too, new research shows. When people wrongly feel like they don’t have the skills to support their colleagues, the result can be a vicious cycle.
As AI reshapes workplaces, its benefits and risks are falling unevenly across the labour market, widening existing socioeconomic divides. (Getty Images/Unsplash+)

AI promises efficiency, but it’s also amplifying labour inequality

AI is creating new opportunities for some and new vulnerabilities for others, deepening the socioeconomic inequalities already embedded in the labour market.
AI-based tools can be effective in motivating students but require proper design and thoughtful implementation. Associated Press

Can AI keep students motivated, or does it do the opposite?

A meta-analysis of AI chatbots’ impact on student learning finds benefits when used properly, but risks of diminishing student motivation and confidence.

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