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Education, Higher – As introduced, prohibits the board of regents, each state university board of trustees, and the board of trustees for the University of Tennessee from conferring any new tenure status on faculty members on or after July 1, 2026. – Amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7; Title 49, Chapter 8 and Title 49, Chapter 9.

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Unfortunately, Memphis is not eligible but, depending on where you live, you might be.

https://www.chronicle.com/article/how-are-instructors-talking-about-ai-in-their-syllabi

AI Policies Emerge In Higher Education Syllabi

The Chronicle of Higher Education (9/2, Huddleston) reports that artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly integrated into higher education, and that is prompting varied responses from instructors regarding its use in syllabi. A dozen instructors and experts shared “their AI-use policies for this fall and how the guidelines appear in course syllabi.” Georgia State University “recently started providing instructors with sample syllabus statements about AI that comply with the university’s academic-integrity policies,” while Ohio State University and Washington University in St. Louis offer similar resources. Brian Lee at Pierce College “took several AI policies he found online, asked ChatGPT to mesh them together, and edited the output to his specifications.” Professors “said they’re also using their syllabus statements to educate students on AI’s shortcomings,” with one educator emphasizing AI’s role as a “text generator, not a truth generator.”

https://spectrum.ieee.org/multitasking-robot

https://www.hackster.io/news/seeed-studio-releases-their-own-affordable-and-open-source-robotic-arm-3403f854a281#webview=1