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3 Questions for Duke’s Yakut Gazi

A conversation with the first vice provost for learning innovation and digital education.

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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.

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Into the Fall

As the summer reading season comes to a close, Scott McLemee looks ahead to forthcoming university press releases.

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Competitive Academic Cultures Are Catalysts for Discrimination

Tania Ravaei recommends measures colleges should take to discourage racial resentment of the successes of members of marginalized groups.

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Navigating the New Realities of Academic Publishing

Trade-ification. The death of the monograph. Market-driven academic publishing.

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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.

A photo illustration that highlights a quote from a recent American Association of University Professors statement on academic boycotts. The quote reads, "Individual faculty members and students should be free to weigh, assess, and debate the specific circumstances giving rise to calls for systematic academic boycotts and to make their own choices regarding their participation in them."
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In Defense of the AAUP’s Statement on Boycotts

John K. Wilson opposes academic boycotts but supports the AAUP’s controversial new statement nevertheless.

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Art Beyond the Mainstream

Artworks that challenge minds to grow.