Doing well in school isn’t just about being able to read dense books and solve complex math problems. There are other, less tangible qualities that help students succeed, like having the courage to ...
On a recent morning, I had the chance to read poems my ninth-grade English students had written about encounters with racism. I was struck by the beauty and poignance of many of their lines. Yet I ...
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The widespread arrival of generative AI models over the past few years has struck fear in the hearts of many people who suddenly realized that significant parts of their knowledge-intensive jobs could ...
Toronto Metropolitan University provides funding as a founding partner of The Conversation CA. Toronto Metropolitan University provides funding as a member of The Conversation CA-FR. It’s acceptance ...
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A conversation with INSEAD’s Gianpiero Petriglieri on a key skill of modern leadership. In an age of rapidly changing technology, it’s more important than ever for organizations to effectively support ...