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In Plato’s Phaedrus, King Thamus feared writing would make people forgetful and create the appearance of wisdom without true understanding. His concern was not merely about…

We’re two admissions leaders working to reframe how families and institutions think about the gap year. I’m Carol, a former college admissions dean with more than…

Each time a new technology emerges, we hear familiar warnings: It will eliminate jobs, undermine expertise, or destabilize society. Artificial intelligence is no exception. A recent…

Today’s post continues a series in which educators share what they view as the biggest challenges facing teachers—and how to overcome them. ‘Deficit Thinking’ Jason D.…

The ongoing efforts by some states to impose greater control over their public colleges and universities may result in lasting changes to the U.S. higher education…

AI chatbots are like students who don’t do the reading and raise their hand anyway.A new paper from researchers at OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, finds…

What we learn in school comes in part, and perhaps the smaller part, through the manifest curriculum. We first learn skills—how to read and write and…

After a 20-year career in higher education, including roles as a chief academic officer and faculty member, I left to have a child. I was one…

Some professors resist using teamwork in their classes because they mistakenly believe that team projects are too difficult to grade. One issue is that, as educators,…

In selective college admissions, “context” is quickly becoming a dirty word. The administration’s proposed “compact” with higher education would mandate the use of standardized testing in admission; the…