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From Genetics Ph.D. to Online-Learning Leader
Three questions for Zofia Gajdos, director of online education at the Thayer School of Engineering at Dartmouth.
American Liberalism Unmasked
The tension between American ideals of liberty and equality and the realities of illiberal practices and ideologies.
Promoting a Sense of Belonging Among Grad Students
Too little emphasis is placed on encouraging them to build community beyond their program and across the university, write Sarah Beal, Christa J. Porter and Manfred H. M. van Dulmen.
Text-to-Video AI Could Change How We Think
Text-to-video technology could supplant writing as a primary mode of thinking and communication, Steven K. Johnson writes.
Reinstating Tests Is a Step Back for Access
The reasons elite colleges give for reinstating their standardized test requirements don’t stand up to scrutiny, Audrey Fisch writes.
Beyond the Binary: Placing the Humanities and Sciences in Conversation
How the humanities can enrich scientific discourse, challenge the limitations of scientism and foster a holistic approach to understanding the natural world and our place in it.
Parlez-vous ‘Skills’?
Mary Anne Cusato and Barbara MacLeod describe how transferable skills assignments can boost morale and reiterate the value of the liberal arts across disciplines.
Professors Are Not the Problem
The ‘viewpoint diversity’ movement ignores that professors aren’t just curators of readings –we’re experts in assessing arguments, Simon Feldman and Afshan Jafar write.