ICYMI | Here are some headlines from last week:
š£ļø Cited Professors Say the Vanderbilt Report Misrepresents Their Work
šļø Parents of WPIās āLost Sonsā Speak Out
š¤ Why Students Arenāt All In on AIāAnd What They Want From Colleges
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ALT A photo illustration of several hands ripping apart a report with the Vanderbilt University logo and the title āReport on the State of Scholarship in the Humanities and the Humanistic Social Sciencesā on it.
In black text the kicker Faculty, the headline Cited Professors Say the Vanderbilt Report Misrepresents Their Work, and the lede The report on the state of humanities scholarship has generated a lot of debate in academic circles and received backlash from the leading anthropology association.
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ALT A photo illustration of portraits of Ronan Banavige, Jack Forsyth, Liam Godin, Alex Hughes, Tyler Larson and Nate Morin, each in a black frame with shadows behind them.
Below on an orange background in white text the kicker Students, the headline Parents of WPIās āLost Sonsā Speak Out, and the lede Eight students at Worcester Polytechnic Institute died by suicide between 2021 and 2025. The university has since taken numerous steps to bolster suicide prevention efforts, but some parents of the dead want WPI to do more.
Photo source: Courtesy of the families
ALT A color blocked stock image of a student talking into their cell phone while working on a laptop.
In black text the kicker Student Voice, the headline Why Students Arenāt All In on AIāAnd What They Want From Colleges, and the lede New Student Voice data reveal students are embracing AI as a learning tool while worrying about dependence, career disruption and inconsistent institutional responses.
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