These Beauteous Forms: Liberty, Grief, and Memory
And I have felt A presence that disturbs me with the joy …
Who’s Going to Figure Out AI’s Place in Higher Education? All of Us
From The Chronicle of Higher Education to The Atlantic, The Washington Post, The New York times and everywhere I turn it seems, everyone seems to be talking–and worrying–about generative AI, such as ChatGPT, and its impacts on higher education. While academics and journalists debate about whether generative AI is good or bad, threatening to higher…
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Academic-Industry Collaborations: Why They Can Be Hard to Launch And What You Can Do About It
Recently, a colleague of mine from industry expressed some of the challenges she faced when reaching out to a university seeking collaboration, a proposed collaboration that she was able to fund. In spite of doing her homework and offering funding, her efforts generated little interest. Meanwhile, I have been struggling for years to improve the…
On Walden, or, the Aura of Nature
1. Earlier this summer I started reading Henry David Thoreau’s Walden. Recently, I have found solace and space for growth by immersing myself in nature and in fine writing; Walden combines both at the highest levels. One of the most quoted passages of Walden explains why the book resonates with me now, as it has…
Generative AI, Knowledge Practices, and Higher Education
In the last year or two, as a researcher, academic administrator, and teacher, I have been confronted almost daily with issues connected to generative AI (e.g., ChatGPT). As it connects to language and our hopes and fears for the future, this topic has reactivated intellectual interests of mine that date back to my graduate school…
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In Which I Compose a Transition
In most books, the I, or first person, is omitted; in this it will be retained […]. We commonly do not remember that it is, after all, always the first person that is speaking. I should not talk so much about myself if there were anybody else whom I knew as well. Unfortunately, I am…
Interaction Culture 