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Dr. Ruth Simmons to Deliver 2023 NEH Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Simmons will deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities, the highest honor from the federal government for distinguished intellectual achievement in the humanities. Simmons The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) lecture – “Facing History to Find a Better Future” – will take place 7 p.m. Dr. Ruth J.

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Ruth Simmons Delivers Stirring Tribute to the Humanities

Inside Higher Ed

Ruth Simmons, president emerita of Prairie View A&M and Brown Universities and Smith College, delivered the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities to a rapt audience at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture Tuesday evening.

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Human or AI? Connectives Hold the Clues 

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While companies such as GPTZero have responded to academic concerns by creating software designed to detect the use of AI in written work, false positives and underconfidence in the software’s assessment leaves instructors without an actionable means to promote integrity in coursework (Chaka, 2023). believe(s) 38 1.11 feel(s) 48 1.40

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The arts and humanities: rejecting the zero-sum game

HEPI

This HEPI blog was kindly authored by Angeliki Lymberopoulou , Senior Lecturer in Art History and Employability lead for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University , and Richard Marsden, Senior Lecturer in History and formerly Director of Teaching for the School of Arts and Humanities at the Open University.

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Human or AI? Connectives Hold the Clues 

Faculty Focus

While companies such as GPTZero have responded to academic concerns by creating software designed to detect the use of AI in written work, false positives and underconfidence in the software’s assessment leaves instructors without an actionable means to promote integrity in coursework (Chaka, 2023). believe(s) 38 1.11 feel(s) 48 1.40

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Notes from a Community College Humanities Conference

Inside Higher Ed

Blog: Confessions of a Community College Dean I lost track of the number of times on Friday I heard someone use the word “refreshing.” ” The context was the “Bringing Community Back to Community Colleges” conference held at Bergen Community College last week. It comes from all sides.

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How to Improve College Teaching in 2023

Inside Higher Ed

A second tradition, originally associated with Oxford and Cambridge, emphasized the transmission of culture and character development in a residential college setting. These four traditions co-exist uneasily within the contemporary college and university. Priorities conflict. I don’t think so. Apparently not.