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Students Think Faculty Should Be Mentors. What Does That Look Like?
Over half of students believe their professors are at least somewhat responsible for being a mentor to them. Faculty weigh in on the feasibility of this effort.
Louisiana Governor Calls on LSU to Punish Professor for Alleged Anti-Trump Speech
Republican governor Jeff Landry, claiming to defend free speech, is publicly targeting a specific professor for brief alleged classroom comments on Trump voters.
Why I Invited AI to Dinner
Asking students to converse with chat bots can help them see academic inquiry as a conversation, Michael Millner writes.
Teaching Tip: Creating Effective Video Lectures
More students are completing classes online. Faculty members can improve teaching and learning for online education by designing engaging, accessible video content.
Is Generative AI a General Purpose Pedagogical Innovation?
Michael S. Palmer considers generative AI’s potential as a pedagogical innovation.
Boston U Suspends Admissions to Humanities and Social Science Ph.D. Programs
The university didn’t announce its decision in a news release and hasn’t fully explained it, but two deans blamed a new grad workers’ union contract for the cutbacks to a dozen programs including English, history and sociology.
‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Is Not the Answer
Viewpoint diversity treats the symptoms of dogmatism, but curiosity treats the disease, John McHugh writes.