Asheesh Kapur Siddique
@asheeshksi.bsky.social
History & political economy of culture
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I will never fully understand the enthusiasm of colleagues to naturalize every b.s. account of "good" pedagogical practice and "appropriate" instructor workload handed down by administrators too cheap to hire and pay the requisite number of faculty to actually teach analytical thinking.
December 12, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I will never fully understand the enthusiasm of colleagues to naturalize every b.s. account of "good" pedagogical practice and "appropriate" instructor workload handed down by administrators too cheap to hire and pay the requisite number of faculty to actually teach analytical thinking.
I had an inane debate with colleagues this week who insist that an ideal faculty to student ratio for teaching close reading and analytical writing is 1:25. In what world? I also had an extended inane debate over the meaning of the word "seminar" which somehow no longer means a small class.
December 12, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I had an inane debate with colleagues this week who insist that an ideal faculty to student ratio for teaching close reading and analytical writing is 1:25. In what world? I also had an extended inane debate over the meaning of the word "seminar" which somehow no longer means a small class.
Universities: investing millions so students ”develop literacy in the language of AI”
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
December 6, 2025 at 2:58 AM
Universities: investing millions so students ”develop literacy in the language of AI”
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
Also universities: defunding the humanities so students are illiterate in ordinary languages
The CSU system is paying OpenAI $15 million for ChatGPT access for people on its campuses. What a colossal waste of taxpayer money. laist.com/news/educati...
Inside Cal State's big $17 million bet on ChatGPT for all
Critics say the cash-strapped system misspent millions of dollars getting upgraded accounts for all students. CSU leaders insist they're needed to meet a changing economy.
laist.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:46 AM
The CSU system is paying OpenAI $15 million for ChatGPT access for people on its campuses. What a colossal waste of taxpayer money. laist.com/news/educati...
Compare to the AHA's very bold statement on Ukraine: bsky.app/profile/paul...
It is even worse than double standards. The AHA resolution on Ukraine condemned the *invasion itself*, boldly asserted which history was correct and used terms like “Russification”. The vetoed Gaza resolution merely defends the right to teach and learn, albeit with a ceasefire as a precondition.
What is one to conclude from the contrast between the AHA’s position on Ukraine and its position on Gaza other than it believes some people’s histories are worth more than others?
December 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Compare to the AHA's very bold statement on Ukraine: bsky.app/profile/paul...