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Character in Higher Ed
Rachel and Gordon talk about teaching students how to truly be human and to live in a civil society with others.
The Irony: Anti-Intellectualism in the U.S.
“It is ironic that the United States should have been founded by intellectuals, for throughout most of our political history, the intellectual has been for the most part either an outsider, a servant or a scapegoat.” —Richard Hofstadter, Anti-Intellectualism in American Life (1963)
Featured Gig: Learning Design at Brown University
4 questions for Melissa Kane, Director of Online Program Development.
Thoughtful
Two pieces that are equally full of thought, on the challenges of AI in education.
Why We Haven’t Measured College-Level Learning
Past efforts have failed because of tension over whether they’re for us (colleges) or them (our overseers). Let’s try again so colleges can prove they’re giving students what we promise them.
Featured Gig: Michigan Associate Director of Learning Innovation Research
Four questions for Ashim Shanker at Michigan’s Center for Academic Innovation.
Athletes Who Don’t Make It in the Pros Should Be Able to Return to College, With Caveats
Let the players come back, finish their degrees and use whatever collegiate eligibility they legitimately have remaining.