Many within higher education have been watching the advancement of artificial intelligence (AI) models with amazement. And fear. Some fears are existential: AI will kill us all. Some are academic: AI will facilitate student cheating. And some are financial: AI will displace well-paid and, until now, secure tenured jobs for faculty by rendering faculty and […]
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Thanksgiving is a time for celebrating traditions, sharing a meal with friends and family, and—if you’re on the left—reciting somber land acknowledgements about “Indigenous Peoples” before passing the mashed potatoes. American universities have been issuing land acknowledgements for more than a decade. These statements, meant to recognize the supposed ancestral claims of “Indigenous Peoples” displaced […]
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Our American Revolution series now has its own home on Substack. What began as a special project of the National Association of Scholars—hosted on Minding the Campus—has grown into a full-fledged historical series worthy of its own platform. The new Substack will serve as a dedicated archive, collecting all past essays and providing a permanent […]
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