The Chronicle of Higher Education

The man who writes your students’ papers tells his story.

How elite institutions have altered students, other colleges, and our collective priorities.

The United States and Saudi Arabia are looking to rekindle their academic relationship. Educational exchange, the U.S. ambassador said, is “an opportunity to interact with one another as real people.”

'The Life of the Mind' was Hannah Arendt’s tripartite analysis of the mind’s essential activities: thinking, willing, and judging. Sadly, Arendt died two-thirds of the way through writing it.

The Idaho State Board of Education on Wednesday unanimously voted to ban certain race- and gender-conscious policies, initiatives, and cultural centers at its public colleges.

Many publishers require authors to disclose when they use ChatGPT to help write their papers. But a substantial number seemingly aren’t, according to a new study.

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In classrooms, the distracted are a distraction, and distraction is contagious. To break that cycle, we have to clarify our purpose.

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