Don’t let AI raise your kids
In 2020, a 14-inch tall robot named Moxie was introduced to the world as a way to help children build social and emotional skills through conversations and interactive games guided…
Reinventing College as Something Everyone Can Use—and Afford
The present age is not the first time the value of college in the United States has been questioned. Who Needs This? A Tale of Two Industries We’ve seen the…
AI skills are now a priority. But we’re missing something important
As artificial intelligence reshapes the workplace, there is a growing consensus that mastering AI skills and data tools guarantees career security. Across campuses, there is an expanding rush to create…
AAUP sues over Texas Tech classroom instruction limits
Listen to the article 5 min This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have feedback. Dive Brief: Two faculty groups sued the Texas Tech University System’s board…
AI Scribes in Medicine Are Short-Circuiting Thinking
As I have now argued in three books and countless columns and articles, I believe that we should view our work as writers through the lens of a practice: the skills,…
Quebec’s Anglo universities prepare to meet French language targets
After a deal struck in June with the Quebec government, the province’s three English-language universities — McGill, Concordia and Bishop’s — are preparing for the task of making their incoming…
How a Vinyl Record Resurgence Helped Me Understand the Future of
A few months ago, I found myself standing in the vinyl record section of a bookstore with my children. “What even is a record?” one of them asked. After a…
OPINION: The days of ‘good guy’ capitalists are over. College students are right to turn against the tech elites
The students booing artificial intelligence at commencements across the country are not just worried about jobs. They have learned an urgent lesson from the not-so-distant past. They know that the…
250 Reasons This Is the Time for a Renaissance in Civic Education
The Virginia 250th Story: Lessons for Other States With the goal to engage, inspire, and educate Virginians in every corner of the Commonwealth, our state and local 250th commissions launched…
Here is a new balance sheet strategy for today’s uncertainties
Universities have significant capital demands and one of the biggest untapped opportunities sit inside the institution itself: the land, buildings, and occupancy costs on the balance sheet. The traditional toolkit…