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Comparative Politics and the New Area Studies | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core -View quoted post on X
Jordan Gans-Morse, Daniel W. Gingerich and Thomas B. Pepinsky
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Economists waking up in the Year of Our Lord Two Thousand Twenty-Six to discover international relations.View quoted post on X
āItās the only class I took at Harvard where people would call each other out for not having done the reading.ā
Harvard students are lining up to take Hum 10:
āApplications (essays required) shot up 40% this fall with 180 incoming freshmen vying for 90 spots.ā
āThe class is definitely not for padding the GPA. Students read a hefty book a week and write regular essays. There is no pass/fail option. Digital devices are verboten, and attendance is taken in every lecture (pink slips for those who arrive late).ā
āIn their applications and in interviews, students expressed the urge to be forced to tackle classics they otherwise wouldnāt read, the need to combat frayed attention spans and the desire for an antidote to The Machine. Several mentioned with disdain that people who arenāt in the class wondered why they didnāt ājust Chat the books,ā i.e., use AI.āView quoted post on X
It's over. The higher ed dam has broken: Clemson is offering a voluntary separation program (VSP) to 452 eligible faculty and staff. Eligible employees who accept the offer will receive a lump-sum payment equal to nine months of their base pay.View quoted post on X
The internet told them Europe was a social paradise. Turns out the trains are awful, the health care isnāt free, and people can be really mean. buff.ly/5cLtnhaView quoted post on X
