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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…

Most students expect to see one professor at the front of the classroom throughout the semester. But for those attending Harvey Mudd College, a STEM-focused institution…

Today’s post continues a yearlong series on how to avoid common mistakes made in the name of culturally responsive teaching. Don’t Make Assumptions Laleh Ghotbi is…

Being a teacher for the past two years was a lot of things: challenging, rewarding, frustrating, tiring. Most of all, though, it was an identity shift…

University budgets across the country are broken. Overall revenue and accumulated financial support appear to be declining for a wide variety of reasons. New funding policies,…

I’m hoping everyone working in higher education is aware of the recent events at Texas A&M, where a student recording of an exchange with an instructor…

Fill in the blank: I feel “blank” about the way thingsare going in the country these days. Fill in the blank: I feel “blank” aboutthe way…

When I taught about social class in my Intimacy, Marriages and Families course this past semester, I began with reflection and a sticky note, not with…

Since Oct. 7, 2023, scholars and members of the broader public have debated whether Israel’s war against Hamas in Gaza actually constitutes a genocide of Palestinians. Fights…

As a university professor, I recently found myself in an awkward spot. I teach a large survey course called Introduction to Cultural Anthropology that enrolls some…