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A University Ends Its Faculty Senate, and Dissent Could Be Punished
Leaders of West Virginia’s Bluefield State University ended the Faculty Senate, among other changes that drew faculty criticism. Now, the university president has written a blog post mulling firing certain dissenters.
AI Bots Can Seem Sentient. Students Need Guardrails.
Faculty members have welcomed chat bots into their classrooms. But how will they help students manage AI’s sometimes-disturbing replies?
Opinion
In Celebration of Small Victories
During these especially challenging times, the little things that happen in the classroom can matter the most, writes Kevin Currie-Knight.
HyFlex Learning: Viable Beyond Emergencies?
The hybrid approach kept classroom learning accessible during the pandemic. Do the pros outweigh the cons in “normal” times?
Tenure Awarded… at Carleton, Ithaca College, Virginia Wesleyan
Carleton College Christina Farhart, political science Jonathan Lafky, economics Adam Loy, statistics Andrew Poppick, statistics Sandra Rousseau, French Juliane Schicker...
Professor Says He Was Barred From Campus After FOIA Inquiry
A public health professor says the University at Albany barred him from campus after a Monsanto lawyer filed an information request.
Professor’s Job Endangered for Teaching About Race
Scholar at Palm Beach Atlantic University says he’s been accused of indoctrinating students.
Making Students ‘Angry and Proud’
Arizona’s new “American institutions” requirement seeks to build on what students learned in high school civics without sugarcoating the flaws of the U.S. government.