How to Resist the Temptation of AI When Writing

Your local public library is a great source of free information, journals, and databases (even ones that generally require a subscription and include embargoed research). For example, your search should include everything from health databases (Sage Journals, Scopus, PubMed) to databases for academic sources and journalism (American Periodical Series Online, Statista, Academic Search Premier) and […]

How to Boot Up a New Engineering Program

Starting a new engineering program at a university is no simple task. But that’s just what Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., is doing. By 2026, the university will offer an undergraduate engineering degree—but without creating an engineering department. Instead, Brandeis aims to lean on its strong liberal arts tradition, in hope of offering something different […]

How to teach the thrill of reading

This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight. Sign up here to get it every Saturday morning. This week, The Atlantic published its list of the 136 most significant American novels of the past century. […]

Teach students how to translate their learning for employers (opinion)

Here are some things faculty members say when administrators start talking about career readiness: “We are not here to teach skills.” (The word “skills” often comes out covered in stank.) “We teach students how to think critically, communicate clearly, and analyze interestingly and those are things any employer should value.” “We need to make sure […]

As DEI policies come under legal attack, philanthropic donors consider how to adapt

NEW YORK (AP) — Foundations and major donors aren’t just watching court cases like the Supreme Court’s June decision ending affirmative action at universities, the ongoing lawsuit against a grant program aimed at supporting Black women entrepreneurs, and other legal challenges targeting corporate diversity programs. They are mobilizing to respond. Some nonprofits are financially supporting […]

Defining Plagiarism, How to Avoid It

It has become easy for students to find and copy published material. But copying another person’s writing without giving them credit can get students and other scholars into big trouble. Copying another person’s writing without crediting them is called plagiarism. Recently, the leader of Harvard University stepped down over problems related to the use of […]

How to Invest Dividends, According to Morningstar’s…

Disclaimer: Mo is a beta version AI research assistant built on the Morningstar Intelligence Engine that can answer questions using Morningstar articles and research. Mo is designed to surface and summarise Morningstar’s independent insights in a digestible format for investors and investment professionals. Mo cannot give investment advice. Like other AI, Mo sometimes get facts […]