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Friday Fragments
An overcrowded university, supply chain issues hit home and thoughts on Norm Macdonald.
Simplify, Simplify
Scott McLemee reviews A Philosophy of Simple Living by Jérôme Brillaud.
Going for the Gold
Professors and students of color often feel a chronic sense of self-doubt, writes Jesús Ayala, who describes how he and his Latino students overcame impostor syndrome to win an Emmy.
AI, Jobs and ‘Rule of the Robots’
Martin Ford’s artificial intelligence centered follow-up to his 2015 book arguing that robots were poised to take all our jobs.
A New Leader for Heterodox Academy
One of Charles Koch’s “pet professors” takes the helm. A plus for the organization, but for the rest of us in higher education?
Thoughts on ‘Fixing the Humanities Ph.D. Job Crisis’
A rebuttal and a reframing.
From the Office of the President…
Brian Rosenberg offers a satiric take on campus COVID policies.
How to Keep Grad School From Destroying You
Few people leave grad school in better shape than they enter it, argues G. M. Trujillo Jr., who offers advice for anyone who plans to enroll or is considering it.