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Why Does an AI Faculty Shortage Exist? It’s Complicated.
The dearth of artificial intelligence professors at U.S. universities is not the result of a distorted job market, according to a recent report. Some experts urge caution in relying on industry to fill the AI teaching gap.
A Catfish in Wolf’s Clothing
If a (fake) person named Matt Wolf contacts you with questions about your scholarship, beware. Lee Brewer Jones describes apparently falling victim to a long-running fraud targeting academics.
The Connected Ph.D.
Brandeis University overhauls Ph.D. training in the humanities and social sciences, including by funding internships on campus and off.
Snapshots of the Cyclops
Scott McLemee takes a peek at Lynn Spigel's TV Snapshots: An Archive of Everyday Life
When Faculty Costumes Offend
University of South Alabama resolves complaints over a Confederate uniform and a British "hanging judge" worn by an administrator and a faculty member during a campus party.
Opinion
Contingency v. Orthodoxy
Academic freedom is threatened both by the growing use of contingent faculty contracts and the inclusion of diversity, equity and inclusion standards for tenure, Steven McGuire writes.
What Have We Learned About Online Learning?
Two experts discuss the digital divide (including for adjuncts), the importance of training and how to ensure online education is a force for equity, not a deterrent to it.