How to Think, Not What to Think
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Across the country, people are questioning the value and role of higher education, and institutions—particularly the elite ones—are experiencing a crisis in public trust. On top of that, tech titans are convinced that AI will break higher education, while many observers lament its corrupting influence and ask whether the “mind-expanding purpose and qualities of a university,” as one historian of education put it recently, are gone forever.
Originally published: September 19, 2025
Author: Sian Beilock
Position: President
Institution: Dartmouth College
Published by: The Atlantic