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Techdirt
TechdirtOct 14, 2026
Will Universities Respond To The AI Moment?
A key role universities play in society is providing knowledge that can guide public action. Moreover, public universities have a legal duty to serve the public. We expect researchers in universities to produce and disseminate knowledge that can ultimately advance human flourishing and meet the informational needs of lawmakers, civil society, and the public generally....
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Neil Turner's Blog
Neil Turner's BlogAug 13, 2026
Clearing through the ages
This is one of those rare occasions where I talk about my day job. Today is Results Day in England, Wales and Northern Ireland (Scotland had theirs on Tuesday last week) when the results of this summer's A-level examinations are released. This also means that many 18 year olds will find out if they have...
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frankhecker.com
frankhecker.comNov 19, 2022
Harvard considered as a long-lived biological organism
What the survival of Harvard tells us about Harvard.
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eve.gd: Martin Paul Eve
eve.gd: Martin Paul EveDec 19, 2013
Publication: Review of Humanities in the Twenty-First Century: Beyond Utility and Markets
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The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory
The Journal for Cultural and Religious TheoryJan 1, 2012
Education as Event: a Conversation with John D. Caputo.
An interview with theologian and philosopher of religion John D. Caputo is presented. Caputo proposes a new framework for education built on the concept of the
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The Journal for Cultural and Religious Theory
The Journal for Cultural and Religious TheoryJan 1, 2012
Recalling Our Vocation: a Conversation About Teaching with Mark C. Taylor.
An interview with U.S. educator and philosopher of religion Mark C. Taylor on the continuing relevance of pedagogy in the 21st century is presented. Taylor observes that the existing model for university, first conceived by German philosopher Immanuel Kant, is becoming obsolete with the increasing cost of higher education. However, he believes that liberal arts education is more valuable than ever since it allows students to learn more about cultures and traditions different from their own.
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJun 5, 2011
The crusade against college
Recently, there's been a lot of buzz in tech circles about college being a waste of time. It started with investor Peter Thiel's creation of the Thiel Fellowship, which awards potential students technology & entrepreneurship mentorship and $100,000 of incubation money to work on their own projects. In an interview with the National Review, he remarked: You know, we’ve looked at the math on this, and I estimate that 70 to 80 percent of the colleges in the U.S. are not generating a positive retur
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Ben Werdmuller
Ben WerdmullerJun 18, 2009
Learning on the social web
ScienceBlog reports that on Saturday, Carl Whithaus will announce the preliminary results from a California Department of Education study into increasing academic achievement using computers in 4th grade classrooms (emphasis mine): During the first year of the two-year study, student achievement increased 27.5 percent, according to Whithaus, who is principal investigator of a study to evaluate the project's effectiveness. Computer use – and particularly, online community engagement – increases
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