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Opinion

What Librarians Can—and Can’t—Say About AI

Faculty can often set their own course policies and talk about AI the way they want. Librarians may not have that kind of freedom.

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Opinion

On Using a Collaborative Writing Tracker

Tracking our collective progress on a shared Google Sheet was, over all, more helpful than not.

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Opinion

An Uncertain Landscape for Science Funding

New obstacles for early-career researchers could undermine U.S. innovation and competitiveness in the long term.

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Opinion

The Surprising Upside to a Classroom Full of Distracted Students

I spent months sitting in the back of an undergraduate lecture hall. Here’s what I overheard and saw on students’ screens.

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Opinion

How to Save the Take-Home Essay by Making the Writing Process Visible

AI-detection scores are a black box. But a writing process visualizer lays the groundwork for rich conversations about AI and writing.

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Opinion

Why Leaving Academia Feels Like Withdrawal

Academic success can train us to depend on institutional recognition. Who are we without it?

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Opinion

Breaking the Cycle of Bad Mentoring

It stops with us.

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Opinion

What My Students Said About a Phone and Laptop Ban

Students were mostly supportive of the policy, saying that banning electronic devices from the classroom improved their learning.