Pro: Should Professors Use AI?
Whether it’s to summarize a jargon-heavy excerpt for class or to outline reasoning in an argumentative essay, there exists an unspoken shame in using AI among those who consider themselves academics. This is understandable. The fundamental pursuits of academic life, such as intellectual freedom and truth, seem diametrically opposed to the ends of the tech […]
Faculty Forum: Con: Should Tufts Ban Technology in the Classroom?
Large Language Models (LLMs) have shocked academia in general and the humanities in particular. If we rely too much upon machines to perform demanding tasks, such as generating essays, summarizing complex documents, and translating sources in unfamiliar languages, we can produce quite a bit but learn little or nothing. I do not see any simple […]
Insights on Tufts’ Open Syllabi Initiative: Student and Faculty Perspectives
On November 3, the TCU Senate announced the institutionalization of its Open Syllabi Initiative, allowing instructors to share their course syllabi with the broader student body via Canvas. With only some professors opting to share their syllabi, the Tribune asked students and faculty to share their views on the project. Nessren Ourdyl ’25, TCU vice […]