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Texas A&M banned these Plato readings from my class. Here’s what everyone should know about his teachings. – MS NOW
Opinion Texas A&M told me not to teach these Plato readings. That’s not how you make universities great again. The Greek philosopher explicitly urged his students to seek the truth — even when it was uncomfortable or controversial. So should universities. By Martin Peterson, Jan. 10, 2026, 6:00 AM EST As a professor of philosophy and…
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Journal Article: Generative AI in Higher Education: A Bibliometric Review of Emerging Trends, Power Dynamics, and Global Research Landscapes
The article linked below was recently published by Computers and Education: Artificial Intelligence. Title Generative AI in Higher Education: A Bibliometric Review of Emerging Trends, Power Dynamics, and Global Research Landscapes Authors Kun Dai The Chinese University of Hong Kong Yabing Liu The Education University of Hong Kong Xiaofan Zhang The Chinese University of Hong
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How artificial intelligence is reshaping college for students and professors – YouTube
How artificial intelligence is reshaping college for students and professors Fundraiser https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rbCQKODKv1oHow artificial intelligence is reshaping college for students and professors [PBS NewsHour]Source: Library Link of the Day, http://www.tk421.net/librarylink/ (archive, rss, subscribe options) PBS NewsHour, 5.06M subscribers, PBS is an American public broadcast service. Wikipedia 672,728 views Nov 25, 2025This year’s senior class is the…
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Trump’s higher ed compact draws condemnation from faculty and college unions – Higher Ed Dive
But the American Civil Liberties Union of Rhode Island urged Brown President Christine Paxson to stand against the Trump administration. “Among other …
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Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) – YouTube
Trump vs. Higher Education: Last Week Tonight with John Oliver (HBO) LastWeekTonight, 9.99M subscribers, 2,795,555 views, Sep 7, 2025 #lastweektonight John Oliver discusses Donald Trump’s war on higher education, the history of right-wing attacks on what universities research and teach, and how a weird little tree frog might – might! – just save us all.…
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Columbia deal with Trump administration may set stage for other schools – The Washington Post
Education lawyers and advocates said Columbia’s deal with the White House was a potentially dangerous government intrusion into higher education. Updated, July 24, 2025 at 4:37 p.m. EDT, yesterday at 4:37 p.m. EDT, 8 min By Susan Svrluga, Laura Meckler, Justine McDaniel and Joanna Slater The Trump administration hailed its deal with Columbia University as a victory and…
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Deferral or default? In budget deal, California universities left to wait and hope – POLITICO
By Eric He, 07/11/2025 05:28 PM EDT SACRAMENTO, California — California’s marquee public universities looked like clear-cut winners in the state’s recent budget deal. But behind the apparent triumph, nerves are fraying as higher education leaders have been left waiting to see if leading Democrats will be good for their word. Gov. Gavin Newsom and…
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Marc Andreessen: Background and Commentary on Education and Universities – Perplexity
Editor’s Note: See the earlier article on Marc, from The Washington Post. I thought we should see his views on education, via letting AI (Perplexity) examine his history briefly. Below is the research post, with sources, for your information. See also: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Andreessen source of below quotes. Netscape’s IPO in 1995 put Andreessen in the public…
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The Promise of American Higher Education – Harvard University – April 14, 2025
Published April 14, 2025, by Alan M. Garber Dear Members of the Harvard Community, For three-quarters of a century, the federal government has awarded grants and contracts to Harvard and other universities to help pay for work that, along with investments by the universities themselves, has led to groundbreaking innovations across a wide range of medical,…
