The question “What is a woman?” has become one of the most contentious debates in modern politics and culture. From transwomen winning women’s college championships in hurdles and swimming or being admitted into sororities, to conservative commentator Matt Walsh’s documentary What Is a Woman?, to U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s now-famous statement during […]
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New Jersey City University (NJCU) recently announced a plan to merge with nearby Kean University. The announcement comes after years of financial mismanagement and shrinking enrollment. NJCU is lucky. A merger is much better than going out of business outright, a fate that has recently befallen several historic institutions, including Limestone University, which closed after 160 years in […]
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As artificial intelligence (AI) models continue to expand their capabilities and their usage spreads, more cases of bias are emerging. It is essential to determine whether its biases are valid or have been introduced by human interference, whether deliberate or accidental. Once we know the source of the bias, we can hopefully find remedies. AI […]
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Editor’s Note: The following article has been previously published on the Front Page, the Boston Herald, and CT Insider. With edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is posted here with permission. “Globalize the Intifada.” This is the malevolent mantra, using the Arabic word for “uprising” or “struggle,” that Hamas supporters in America […]
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The proliferation of artificial intelligence (AI) on campus has engendered a chorus of doom and gloom among conservative commentators. Daily Wire host Matt Walsh, citing a survey from the Guardian showing a sharp rise in AI cheating, said recently that “AI has killed what was left of the education system. It’s over.” But is that […]
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