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Editor’s Note: The following is an excerpt from an article originally published on Heterodox Stem on July 6, 2025. With some edits to match Minding the Campus’s style guidelines, it is crossposted here with permission. The primary function of universities is to educate skilled labor. Within universities, skills are esteemed mainly by awarded degrees or titles and the […]
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It’s just too easy. “Here’s a picture of my homework, what are the answers?” “Write me a 500-word essay on Catcher in the Rye that sounds like me (I’m in 8th grade).” As humans, we build things that allow us to take the path of least resistance. From the wheel to the printing press, we […]
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