Filter & Sort
Higher Education in 2025: AGI Agents to Displace People
The new year may bring a host of virtual assistants and administrative staff to higher education. They will begin as assistants to humans, then over time they will evolve into autonomous AI staff members.
Change for the Better
Melinda Manning, an erstwhile critic of UNC Chapel Hill’s Title IX processes, writes that she was happily surprised to see improved processes in action.
Is the Arts World Shifting Rightward?
Conservative currents in art, music and literature.
3 Questions on ‘Recentering Relationships: What We Learned From Building Closeness at a Distance’
A conversation with Molly Chehak and David Ebenbach on their chapter in Recentering Learning.
Go Ahead—Allow Yourself to Reflect
Taking the time to reflect while in the middle of a job search can lead to better career decisions, Lauren Easterling writes.
Big AI Companies Need Higher Ed … but Does Higher Ed Need Them?
Building reliance on Silicon Valley AI companies carries risks, Collin Bjork writes.
The Campus Visit Is Changing
W. Kent Barnds considers the implications of students deferring their campus visits until after they receive offers of admission.
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.