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Broadening the Divestment Debate Beyond ROI

Divestment debates shouldn’t be shut down by appeals to return on investment, Kelly Grotke and Stephen Hastings-King write.

By Kelly Grotke and Stephen Hastings-King

Columns Learning Innovation

Off-Loading in the Age of Generative AI

A guest post by James DeVaney.

By James DeVaney

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Career Advice

What to Actually Look for in a Mentor

Contrary to a popular catchphrase, Evan D. Morris writes that students should seek mentors who look out for them—not just those who look like them.

By Evan D. Morris

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Pluralism U

Eboo Patel asks, if the University of Chicago is the free speech university, which will be the pluralism university?

By Eboo Patel

Columns Online: Trending Now

ChatGPT-4o Shows ‘Friendly’ Behavior

The app initiates personalized conversations and offers responses without a prompt. This signals a shift toward agentic AI, where models act more like colleagues.

By Ray Schroeder

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Changing of the Guard at ‘Inside Higher Ed’

Moving on from the publication I helped found.

By Doug Lederman

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Can We Trust AI in Qualitative Research?

Andrew L. Gillen urges caution in using AI to analyze qualitative data.

By Andrew L. Gillen

Columns Higher Ed Gamma

The Human Face of Addiction

Addiction through the lens of the arts and the humanities.

By Steven Mintz