Absolutely worth talking about the future of the college application essay. But also: this ChatGPT- essay is generic, could easily have been written by someone with no experience of being the child of carnival workers, and reads like it finishes with no memory of where it began.

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A reminder that a US president leaning into debt cancellation like this was unimaginable not that many years ago.

Do we need to keep pushing so actions match words? Yes.

Do we need to keep fighting to win not only debt relief but free college? Ofc.

Organizing is everything.

John Warner Perry Bacon Jr. ebooks are available within seconds in the meantime!

My little book on what ails higher ed gets a nice shoutout from Perry Bacon Jr. in the Washington Post today. Belt Publishing is showing it as sold out, but I know for a fact more are on the way. washingtonpost.com/opinions/2024/…

The man who invented an entire psychopathology 'safetyism' to describe outsized fears of threat or degree of harm seems to be suffering from his own condition. Either that, or he's full of beans and pandering to particular groups.

The AI problem in education is just one of many symptoms that plague it. Assessment, attendance, faculty burnout, etc. The pandemic accelerated the intersection of so many problems-AI is just the latest one. It is harder for students to learn and for faculty to teach.

Hear! Hear! to the sentiments in this interview.

I need reasons to justify flying to LA for AWP (instead of just sending staff). HCP is putting in panel proposals but if you need someone for a panel you're building, I'm available to talk about: small press, indie & regional focus publishing, author care, distribution, etc.

The corporate reformers are worried that the message of vouchers being a huge tax cut for the wealthy that will bankrupt states is getting through. The lead hack has rung the bell. CC: Josh Cowen