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Tenure Can’t Stay the Same
Declining public confidence in higher ed makes tenure as we’ve known it untenable—but that doesn’t mean we should end it altogether. Reforms should focus on accountability.
AI, Ethics and You
With AI there are no easy answers. But that doesn’t stop some of the commentators.
To Fix Higher Ed’s Problems, Start With Gen Ed
We must revitalize general education—and, in doing so, we will begin to solve other problems facing the university.
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No, I Don’t Want My Article Turned Into a Podcast
Scholars who don’t want Academia.edu to use AI to generate adaptations of their work should delete their accounts.
AI Is Not Replacing Learning—It’s Exposing Where Learning Was Thin to Begin With
Have we been assessing learning all this time, or just outputs?
The Rawlsian Argument for Institutional Neutrality
A principled argument for neutrality ultimately comes down to questions of institutional legitimacy.
A ‘Dear Colleague’ by Any Other Name
Using all the tools in its toolbox, the Trump administration is now using the federal grants system to try to get colleges and universities to align with its ideology.
