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Making Sense of MIT’s Diversity Decline
Jim Jump considers the drop in underrepresented racial and ethnic minority students in MIT’s new entering class.
The Summer Break That Isn’t
Faculty need to be able to use the time in ways they can return rested and renewed in the fall, but that often doesn’t happen, writes Susannah M. Givens.
3 Questions for Duke’s Yakut Gazi
A conversation with the first vice provost for learning innovation and digital education.
Into the Fall
As the summer reading season comes to a close, Scott McLemee looks ahead to forthcoming university press releases.
Navigating the New Realities of Academic Publishing
Trade-ification. The death of the monograph. Market-driven academic publishing.
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.
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.
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.