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The Georgetown computer scientist on resisting the temptation to automate hard thought. www.chronicle.com/article/is-ai-making-us-stupid-c…
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Despite layoffs and hiring slowdowns, some institutions report up to 99% placement rates. Their secret isn’t luck—it’s alignment: curriculum, skills, and employer demand working together to give graduates a competitive edge. www.chronicle.com/special-projects/the-different-v…
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Opinion: A religion professor argues that "efficiency" in education shouldn't mean streamlining tasks to save time, but rather accomplishing the intended purpose of teaching: building a genuine human community. www.chronicle.com/article/efficiency-isnt-everythi…
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Opinion: Stefanik has spent years prodding elite higher education’s soft spots, and she has assembled here the most serious version of the Trumpist case against ‘woke’ academe.
The problem is that the most serious version of the Trumpist critique turns out not to be serious at all. www.chronicle.com/article/elise-stefanik-goes-woke
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Students are coming into college with weaker study skills and a marked decline in their reading, math, and writing abilities. They avoid courses that might lower their grade point average and often expect to be graded on how hard they worked, not how well they understand the material. Professors face a dilemma: If they hold students to the same standards they used even 10 years ago, more will do poorly. If they ease up, students won’t be prepared for more advanced work. www.chronicle.com/article/the-real-problem-behind-…
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Opinion: The historian Joan Scott takes a hard look at right-wing plans for interfering with university oversight. www.chronicle.com/article/project-2025s-quiet-weap…
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Opinion: Universities face a choice they would prefer to avoid: evolve or face irrelevance. www.chronicle.com/article/the-end-of-higher-eds-st…
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The movement for three-year degrees rests on the notion that traditional four-year programs are packed with irrelevant courses that students don’t want or need. Students might see those courses as a waste of time, but they might also be the very courses that bring value to a degree.
www.chronicle.com/article/faster-cheaper-lesser
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