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- We’ve Done This Before
by Betsy BarreAs someone who has been teaching for almost 20 years, I periodically have the experience of stumbling on old course materials and thinking, “Dang, this was a ton of work. And not half bad. Why am I not still using it??” I had that feeling […] - AI on Campus: No Single Story
by Karen SpiraWhat is the single story of AI widely circulating in higher education? It was made plain in the May 2025 headline in New York Magazine, “Everyone Is Cheating Their Way Through College,” and many similar articles since. It is present, too, at Wake Forest, but students challenged […] - Three Interviews on Higher Education Today
by Megan HobbsCAT Executive Director Betsy Barre recently appeared on the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast to discuss recent debates about political neutrality in the classroom. You can listen to the episode in the embedded player below or via your favorite podcast player. - Making Sense of Neutrality
by Betsy BarreCAT Executive Director Betsy Barre recently appeared on the Teaching in Higher Ed podcast to discuss recent debates about political neutrality in the classroom. You can listen to the episode in the embedded player below or via your favorite podcast player. - Why Don’t Students Read?
by Betsy BarreCAT Executive Director Betsy Barre recently appeared on the Tea for Teaching podcast to discuss both longstanding and recent concerns about the amount of time college students spend reading outside of class […]