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Graduation Speakers on Democracy, Free College and Being a “Weird Person”
From Ken Burns to children’s YouTuber Ms. Rachel, commencement speakers tapped into the hopes, fears and quirks of the class of 2024.
Sonoma State Walks Back Ousted President’s Agreement With Protesters
Geographer Maps Origins of ‘Publish or Perish’
Faculty Power on the Line in Kentucky
University of Kentucky leaders are on the verge of replacing a strong University Senate with a purely advisory body. Faculty members are asking a simple question: Why?
Ep. 116: Provosts’ Perspectives on Generative AI, Tenure and Academic Program Cuts
A new episode examines chief academic officers’ views on a range of pressing issues.
How and When Might the Great AI Job Replacement Take Place?
While there are isolated examples of wholesale layoffs among a few individual companies, the broad scale loss of jobs has not yet materialized.
Out of Crisis Comes Opportunity
Colleges should strongly consider commissioning external reviews of their responses to campus protests, Timothy J. Heaphy writes.
‘Holding it Together’
Sociologist Jessica Calarco talks about her new book on America’s lack of a real social safety net and the implications for student success.