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A photograph of Simon Cullen, an assistant teaching professor at Carnegie Mellon University, teaching a class.

Bridging the Campus Divide With ‘Dangerous Ideas’ and AI Debate Moderators

In this polarized time, one assistant professor is teaching students to argue more constructively about the most contentious topics: abortion, guns, transracial identities, moral obligations to animals—even the existence of God.

The Summit supercomputer

Academics Fight for Access to Supercomputers

A pilot led by the National Science Foundation aims to democratize AI research by connecting universities with the supercomputers that big tech companies use.

A picture of security camera zoomed in close, inches from an open laptop.

The New Hall Monitor

David Galef considers the privacy implications of logging on to his university’s Wi-Fi network.

A photo illustration consisting of a cellphone in someone's hand and a microphone, with a red slash through both of them. Superimposed on top are words from University of California, Los Angeles, professor Susanne Lohmann's audio-recording ban.

Giving an F for Recording Classes, Even for Students With Disabilities

A UCLA professor whose classroom hosts contentious debates says she’ll fail any student who records. She says it’s a matter of academic freedom. But does federal law allow it?

An orchard is filled with people milling about. A yellow piece of machinery sits in the middle of the orchard.

AI Taking Root in Growing Number of Agriculture Programs

Embracing the technology could not only boost food production but also prepare students for fast-changing jobs.

Calling B.S. on the AI Education Future

The “queen of the internet” is full of something…

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Featured Gig: Assistant/Associate Director of Teaching Development at Sacred Heart University

Another installment of a new series about the best alternative academic jobs in higher ed.

An animated woman stands in a classroom. She is wearing a lab coat and has a whiteboard behind her on the left and a chart examining an atom floating next to her on the right.

Animated AI TAs Coming to Morehouse

The AI avatars—which can look like students’ professors—are intended to answer course questions 24-7.