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An AI-generated image of a group of students walking on a bridge across a chasm. On one side is the word “Disadvantage” and the chasm is lined with words including “anxiety,” “language barriers,” “lack of resources,” and “ADHD.” The bridge is labeled “AI,” and students walk over it toward a sign on the other side that says “Equitable Opportunity.”

The Case for AI as Accommodation

Treating AI as optional risks perpetuating ableism in higher ed.

By Matthew Brophy

A senior male professor, seen from the rear, addresses a lecture hall full of students.

Teaching as a Sacred Life

After only 56 years of college teaching, I have no wish to retire.

By Joe P. Dunn

A photo of a college class taken from the rear of the classroom; the instructor can be seen in the far background while the foreground of the photo features the back of a young woman's head facing the laptop open in front of her.

‘Win-Win’ Pedagogy Is Impossible in a Diverse Classroom

Teaching choices—about a laptop ban, for instance—involve trade-offs, and that’s OK.

By Michel Estefan

Man in a baseball hat reading a book about President Donald Trump.

Courses Studying Trump Proliferate, Despite Risk of President’s Ire

Academics running classes on the U.S. leader must grapple with fast-changing dynamics and the fear of provoking the world’s most powerful man.

A person stamps "rejected" on a stack of papers.

Texas A&M Requires Approval for Courses That ‘Advocate’ Certain Ideologies

Many faculty members decried the new restrictions on race- and gender-related courses as an assault on academic freedom. Meanwhile, the board also discussed a once-per-semester systemwide course review process.

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Florida Board Says Syllabi, Reading Lists Must Be Posted Publicly for 5 Years

Faculty at some Florida public universities argue the new policy is less about transparency for students and more about chilling academic freedom.

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Opinion

A Way to Save the Essay

We can encourage slow thinking by reimagining the essay as a scaffolded, in-class—and AI-free—assignment, Lily Abadal writes.

By Lily Abadal

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Opinion

The Push for Viewpoint Diversity Misses the Point

What matters is not a mere diversity of views on campus but rather our disposition toward different ideas.

By Austin Sarat and Leah Schmalzbauer