Tag: Education

Indian Institute of Science cancels talk on UAPA, over 100 academics, students protest

More than 500 scientists, academicians and students have written to the Bengaluru-based IISc expressing dismay over the cancellation of a discussion on anti-terror law UAPA that was to be led by student activists Natasha Narwal and Devangana Kalita. Student activists Asif Iqbal Tanha, Devangana Kalita and Natasha Narwal outside Tihar jail after a court ordered… Read More Indian Institute of Science cancels talk on UAPA, over 100 academics, students protest

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John Sanbonmatsu: Postmodernism and the corruption of the academic intelligentsia (2006)

The destruction of truth is so advanced in capitalist culture that it should come as no surprise that even in the halls of Critical Theory, imagined sanctum sanctorum of independent consciousness and conscience, truth is now openly profaned and condescended to by some among those who, historically, have been charged with sheltering its sacred flame… Read More John Sanbonmatsu: Postmodernism and the corruption of the academic intelligentsia (2006)

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DR विकास दिव्यकीर्ति ने R.S.S. क्यों छोड़ी।

DR विकास दिव्यकीर्ति ने R.S.S. क्यों छोड़ी। ********************************** Gandhi’s Assassin. By Dhirendra K Jha How Savarkar Escaped Conviction for Gandhi’s Assassination What the Veneration of Gandhi’s Killer Says About India. By Yasmeen Serhan Rabindranath Tagore’s essay on the cult of the nation The Sacred Ecology of Ahimsa The call for banning the Bajrang Dal shows rare electoral courage The Lady… Read More DR विकास दिव्यकीर्ति ने R.S.S. क्यों छोड़ी।

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Vagueness: the linguistic virus in spoken language in the late 20th century

First posted October 26, 2011 Clark Whelton The decline and fall of American English, and stuff I recently watched a television program in which a woman described a baby squirrel that she had found in her yard. “And he was like, you know, ‘Helloooo, what are you looking at?’ and stuff, and I’m like, you… Read More Vagueness: the linguistic virus in spoken language in the late 20th century

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Professor fails entire class after ChatGPT falsely told him that essays by students were written by AI

Ankita Chakravarti If you swear by ChatGPT, you should know that ChatGPT is not always accurate. The AI models hallucinate and can present fiction like facts. As per a Reddit thread, a professor at a Texas university has failed his entire class after an AI tool falsely told him that the essays they submitted were… Read More Professor fails entire class after ChatGPT falsely told him that essays by students were written by AI

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The Language of Democracy

Rather than confront the inherent role of the university as a class-sorting mechanism (as well as an engine of the military-industrial complex),.. educators settled on a pedagogical model that valued the individual and immediate experiences of students over general civic and literary instruction. In lieu of learning a shared curriculum, students earned course credits through… Read More The Language of Democracy

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India’s universities are coming apart, political class ignores damage caused by the exit of the ablest from the country

770,000 Indian students went abroad to study in 2022 alone Pulapre Balakrishnan In a recent article (IE, April 12, “The path of excellence”), R Subrahmanyam, a former secretary, higher education, addresses the issue of what is holding back India’s universities. The views of civil servants, publicly expressed, are important, for bureaucrats exert a significant influence… Read More India’s universities are coming apart, political class ignores damage caused by the exit of the ablest from the country

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