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A Planned Intellectual Diversity Accreditation Standard Draws Opposition
The American Association of University Professors president told the Commission on Colleges and Universities that institutions shouldn’t “be expected to prioritize intellectual pluralism on settled scholarly questions.”
What Can One English Course Actually Teach?
The rise of AI should force my profession to be honest.
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.
Universities Are on an AI Philosopher Hiring Spree
Artificial intelligence is raising existential questions about knowledge and humanity—and creating exploding demand for philosophy professors equipped to investigate them.
Turning Point’s Professor Watchlist Goes Dark, but Its Legacy Lives On
For months, the Professor Watchlist website has redirected to Turning Point USA’s home page. After 10 years, academics reflect on its impact.
Can Colleges Achieve Viewpoint Diversity Without ‘Affirmative Action for Conservatives’?
Universities and groups pushing to change higher ed have said they support intellectual diversity and similar terms. But few say they’re explicitly trying to attract more right-leaning scholars.
How NCTE Effectively Shut Down AI Resistance, Before Shutting Down CCCC
The National Council of Teachers of English leadership delayed and obstructed our efforts to produce two critical resources on generative AI in the months leading to the dismantling of the Conference on College Composition and Communication.
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.