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Stanford Is Making a (Fixable) Mistake
The Jones Lecturer program in creative writing at Stanford has grown into a model when it comes to meeting student needs. For some reason, they’re blowing it up.
Navigating the New Realities of Academic Publishing
Trade-ification. The death of the monograph. Market-driven academic publishing.
Upskilling, Reskilling or Retiring: Responding to the Advent of AI
The anticipated replacement of human workers with generative AI apps has begun. Earlier this year IBM announced about 8,000 layoffs amid an AI-powered initiative.
Education First, Politics Second
It’s not just about Gaza. It’s about academic freedom, faculty autonomy and the boundaries between scholarship and activism.
University Decarbonization, Climate Change and ‘Growth’
Reading Growth: A History and a Reckoning and thinking about how universities will pay to transition to renewable energy sources.
Aesthetic Impoverishment
How commercialism, industrialism and minimalism erased artistry, ornamentation and craftsmanship from everyday life.