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- 1Dartmouth investigation into provost's AI use sparks campus debate▼‘The purpose of a liberal education is to dare to think your own thoughts’: The Dartmouth’s investigation into provost’s AI use prompts campus-wide conversation
The Dartmouth's student newspaper investigated the provost's use of artificial intelligence, triggering a wide-ranging conversation across campus about academic integrity and the role of AI in higher education. Discussion has centered on what the episode means for liberal learning, with the paper framing the debate around the idea that education should teach students to think their own thoughts.
- 2Herring Champions Growth of Classical Education▼Pressure Cooker: Herring Champions Growth of Classical Education
Hillsdale College highlights Herring's advocacy for the expansion of classical education, a movement emphasizing traditional liberal arts, great books, and character formation in K-12 schooling. The college has been a leading national force behind the proliferation of classical charter and private schools, and Herring is presented as a champion of that growth. Further details about who Herring is and the specific initiatives involved are not provided.
- 3Remix Morning Show Takes On 'Artificial Schooling'●NOW PLAYING == The Remix Morning Show 10/2/26: Artificial schooling https://www. youtube.com/live/Os-TqiR15ME?s i=0h002T
The Remix Morning Show aired its February 10, 2026 episode under the theme 'Artificial schooling', examining education through a political and cultural lens. VerdantSquare Radio promoted the live broadcast to audiences interested in US politics, culture, and Black liberation media. The episode is drawing attention among leftist and Black Mastodon communities following the stream.
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The student newspaper The Middlebury Campus has published a piece asking what the fundamental purpose of Middlebury College is. The question reflects ongoing debate about the mission of liberal arts education, its value, and the direction of the Vermont college. Beyond the article itself, no further details about specific events or reactions are available.
- 5Liberal Education in the Age of Artificial Everything▼‘Liberal Education in the Age of Artificial Everything’
The Chronicle of Higher Education has published a piece examining what liberal education means now that artificial intelligence touches nearly every field of study and work. The article weighs whether the traditional aims of broad, humanistic teaching can survive, or become more valuable, as AI reshapes classrooms, curricula, and the skills graduates need.
- 6Loyola Paper Calls for Applied Music Courses in Core Curriculum▼Bring Applied Music Courses Viol-into the Core Curriculum
The Loyola Phoenix, the student newspaper of Loyola University Chicago, has published an opinion piece arguing that applied music courses, such as viola lessons, should be brought into the university's core curriculum. The piece contends that making applied music study available to all students, not just music majors, would broaden the value of a liberal arts education.
- 7Writer reflects on academia's power to shape minds●The power of academia https://nowaraga.com/2016/09/29/decolonise-minds-research-disputable/?page_id=1236 My relationship
Ugandan-based blogger and academic Norbert Ochieng? No — the essay, shared by CPAR Uganda, describes a personal relationship with academia as the most instructive of the author's life, one that nurtured a deep appreciation of learning while raising questions about decolonising minds and disputable research practices. The piece revisits a 2016 debate on whether academic research traditions serve or constrain African thought, and readers continue to weigh academia's liberating and limiting sides.
- 8Commenter Says US Colleges Worse Than Liberals Believed on Sexual Assault●Colleges, it seems, are even more "rapey" than even us Bleeding-Heart Liberals thought. # USpol # TrumpsAmerica # Cornel
A social media comment is claiming that sexual assault problems at American colleges are worse than even liberal critics previously believed, framing the issue under the banner of "Trump's America" and specifically mentioning Cornell University. The remark reflects broader political debate in the United States over campus sexual misconduct and institutional accountability in higher education.
- 9Wofford College receives $2M to boost STEM education●Wofford College receives $2M in funding to boost STEM education
Wofford College in Spartanburg, South Carolina has received $2 million in new funding to strengthen its science, technology, engineering and mathematics programs. The gift, reported by the Upstate Business Journal, is expected to expand STEM teaching, resources and opportunities for students at the private liberal arts college.