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Ethical College Admissions: ‘I Am Not a Robot’
Jim Jump considers the issues raised by ChatGPT for the admissions essay.
Students: Just Say No to Remedial Classes
In light of research showing traditional remediation is ineffective, community college students should stand up and refuse remedial course placements, Maggie P. Fay writes.
Driven to Distraction
Scott McLemee reviews Jamie Kreiner’s The Wandering Mind: What Medieval Monks Tell Us About Distraction.
Equal Benefits for Postdocs
Postdocs on federal fellowships should receive equal benefits as peers, write Mallory R. Smith and Thomas P. Kimbis.
R-2 for Good
Pursuit of R-2 status can create new opportunities for underrepresented students and needn’t come at cost to inclusion or access, Kim Schatzel and KerryAnn O’Meara write.
After the Strike
While University of California grad workers won important gains, the system remains broken, along with graduate and undergraduate students’ trust, Laura J. Mitchell writes.
An Ahistorical Argument About Asian-American Bias
A critique of affirmative action fails to account for the flawed data used to "prove" bias.
A Book of Books
Scott McLemee reviews Denise Gigante’s Book Madness: A Story of Book Collectors in America.