Good morning from Morgantown, WV! I’m on campus for a student protest of academic program cuts WVU's administration has proposed.

You’ve no doubt seen news about the cuts on your timeline. I’m going to thread some background reading and post a few updates here later today.

Celebrating five years The Chronicle of Higher Education by writing about…puppets!

It’s more relevant that you think, trust me.

Here’s the gist...
chronicle.com/article/fuzz-c…

ChatGPT is everywhere, including your classroom.

The experts Anna Mills, annamillsoer.bsky.social, she/her and Brenda McDermott team up with the Teaching newsletter writers Beth McMurtrie and Beckie Supiano to answer your questions about AI in #highered . Ask them anything: chroni.cl/46mgI2V

Latest Teaching newsletter:

Friendly Monday reminder: The Chronicle of Higher Education is accepting applications for our yearlong fellowship. Good pay, great opportunities to write big stories, the best colleagues. Remote/hybrid work options available. This former fellow can't recommend it highly enough! workforcenow.adp.com/mascsr/default…

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(And if you haven’t read Eric’s incredible stories on these students stop what you’re doing and settle in for a tale.)

In the latest Teaching newsletter I share more of what students said about why this year may be harder than last. And if you want to weigh in on student disengagement, you'll find a link to a Google form. chronicle.com/newsletter/tea…

You don't want to miss this really eye-opening look at student disengagement from Beth.
And she'll be sharing more of what she heard from students in our Teaching newsletter this Thursday, so keep an eye on your inbox (or sign up here, it's free: chronicle.com/account/newsle…)

‼️ I’m seeking a few high-school seniors who are full of opinions and insights abt the admissions process + who would like to join me for a live virtual discussion of their experiences, on Tuesday, April 26 at 3 EDT. Please DM me if you’ve got a contender! 🙏

New from me: chronicle.com/article/the-re…
An attempt to untangle the compassion vs rigor debate among professors

Had my first dream in a long time where I was a student again. Mostly about Covid protocols--and not being able to find my classrooms, which happened a lot in college. And since!
Not really an exam dream, but always reminds me of this: chronicle.com/article/in-the…

Higher Ed folks, if you’re not already following Kate, this would be a good moment to do so!

Some professional news: I’ll be staying on The Chronicle of Higher Education as a staff reporter after my fellowship ends. I’ll cover Title IX and student safety and will helm our Daily Briefing newsletter.

Very thankful to my mentors and editors who have made this possible!chronicle.com/newsletter/dai…

It's my first day as a news editor at The Chronicle of Higher Education. This isn't goodbye forever to my byline, but I'm excited to try something different after nearly 7 years as a reporter. I'll be helping to shape our daily news coverage and editing/mentoring our next generation of journalists.

Please join us today to talk student engagement — would love to hear about what you are seeing!

chronicle.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

Some excellent work from The Chronicle of Higher Education Reporting Fellows in this morning’s newsletters:

. putting the rash of bomb threats to HBCUs in historical context: chronicle.com/article/this-i…

Kate Hidalgo Bellows breaking down a complicated campus merger: chronicle.com/article/u-of-a…