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Beyond Coddling and Canceling

We can, and should, empathize with students’ trauma. But we shouldn’t validate desires to shield them from discomforting course content.

By Jill Cermele et al.

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5 AI Myths and Why We Must Move Past Them

Much of the standard advice about AI and teaching is already outdated.

By Zach Justus and Nik Janos

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Curation, Taste and the Writing Classroom

Guest post on using AI in a way that keeps students curious.

By Ivy Linton Stabell

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Columns Just Visiting

Sal Khan’s Coming for Higher Ed

And anyone who cares about human-centered education should hope he fails.

By John Warner

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We Say We Believe in Free Inquiry—but Our Classrooms Tell a Different Story

If we want to prepare students to participate in American civic life, we need to start teaching differently.

By Mella McCormick

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Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

Evenings and Weekends Revisited

How can we revive the venerable tradition of after-hours classes?

By Matt Reed

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Teaching Inflection Points

Teaching in ways that are beyond the reach of large language models.

By John Warner

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Students Don’t Read Enough? Don’t Blame the Profs

Blame the jobs that compete for their time. Blame the messages our institutions are sending about what’s worth their time—and what the purpose of their degree is.

By Hannah Pittard