Category: Opinions

We need more open conversations about AI

Students and faculty deserve more transparency about the AI clause in the updated academic integrity policy. Illustration by Clara Waldheim

The New School’s academic integrity policy now defines academic dishonesty as the “unauthorized use of artificial intelligence tools to generate ideas, images, art/design, audio, video, code, or text for any portions of work,” among other points. But what it fails to define is how students and faculty are meant to understand a world where academics, artificial intelligence, and the future of our careers are now intrinsically linked.

Community agreements are essential in every classroom

Community agreements matter, and they must maintain a consistent presence from elementary school through higher education to make the necessary impact on students’ academic journey.

Illustration by Leo Preston.

Community agreements should not be reserved for kindergarten classrooms so everyone will sit on their bottoms and stop eating the paste. These agreements aim to keep teachers and students accountable for their words and actions — working to maintain the most productive and positive learning environment possible. Sounds like a dream, right?