On May 13th, UC Berkley’s Center for Studies in Higher Education (CSHE) published a study authored by Igor Chirikov that examined the impact of AI on grade inflation. (Chirikov, I (2026). Artificial Intelligence and Grade Inflation. CSHE Higher Education Working Paper Series, Vol. 26-3.) The study analyzed more than half a million grades from 2018 to 2025 at a large […]
On May 14th, the Wall Street Journal reported that Princeton University’s faculty had voted to require proctoring for in all in-person exams. (Belkin, D. “In Age of AI, Honor Isn’t Enough at Princeton.” Wall Street Journal, 14 May 2026, p. A3.) The change came about in response to the perception on the part of faculty and students that cheating was […]
Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) applies to “public entities.” Under the ADA, public entities are: (i) any State or local government; (ii) any department, agency, special purpose district, or other instrumentality of a State or States or local government; or (iii) the National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and any commuter authority (as defined in section 24102(4) […]
Chiles v. Salazar, 607 U.S. ___ (2026), is a recent United States Supreme Court decision that concerns a challenge to Colorado’s Minor Therapy Conversion Law (MTCL) of 2019. At issue, was a provision of the MTCL that prohibited the practice of “conversion therapy” when the client is a minor, i.e., under the age of 18. The MCTL prohibits counselors from […]