First-semester freshman grades at M.I.T. are reported as either pass or no record, to allow students time to get accustomed to an increased college workload and different teaching methods, the M.I.T. Registrar’s Office explains on its website.
~ Mark Arsenault via The New York Times
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From Huntsville to Austin: Travel Stories Gone Wrong | Henry Cho Comedy
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via The New York Times:
A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students
by Dana Goldstein and Alan Blinder
published on August 10, 2026
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I have no attachment to fame and no desire to preserve it for its own sake. What I want is enough freedom and time to build a life centered on thought. That life requires some money, but not very much.
~ Yiyang Zhuge via Wired Magazine.
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Thoughtless reliance on technology is a liability.
~ Jim Collins, Good to Great
Wayne State University was founded on this day — August 14 — in 1868.
The first group of students started their studies on November 3, 1868. Wayne State University gained status as a University on August 8, 1933.
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