David Decosimo

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David Decosimo

@DavidDecosimo

Philosopher & A̶s̶s̶o̶c̶i̶a̶t̶e̶ ̶D̶e̶a̶n̶ @UNC School for Civic Life & Leadership. Ethics, religion, & politics. Academic freedom. RT≠endorse; opinions own

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David Decosimo
David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
I’ve been off this platform almost entirely. That’s because three months ago, I almost died. I’ve wrestled with what to say or whether to say anything at all. But what happened has so profoundly impacted my family & me that silence would be false.
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Josh Hochschild
Josh Hochschild@JoshHochschild·
After too long teasing good news, now announcing: for academic year 2026-27, I get to be a visiting scholar in Rome. I’ll be writing and teaching as the Aquinas Chair in Philosophy at the Angelicum. Very grateful for support of both the Dominicans and my home institution!
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Tyler Austin Harper
Tyler Austin Harper@Tyler_A_Harper·
I’m really just bowled over by the interview. She has one of the most coveted jobs in all of higher education and she is completely incapable of defending her field with any degree of sophistication or persuasiveness. Not to mention her responses are transparently in bad faith.
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David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
@ScribnerUMCP Among much else, her defense of the cancellation of the panel really is utterly disqualifying. That alone suggests that, at least at the level of anthropology’s professional society, its critics are entirely right.
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Campbell F. Scribner
Campbell F. Scribner@ScribnerUMCP·
1/ Not posting to dunk on her (Lord knows what I would say in an extemporaneous interview), but the particular mixture of conceded points, bald assertions, and legitimately interesting questions (that go mostly undiscussed) do make this worth reading. chronicle.com/article/is-ant…
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nazir afzal@nazirafzal·
“Whose Keys Are These?” “He’s Got His Keys” Nobody does chants like Football Fans #England #FIFAWorldCup
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David Decosimo
David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
@sarahsunnbush @pstanpolitics If you aim for screen free but need to use lots of PDF, you'll almost certainly get a contingent who will complain at first & get increasingly annoyed about printing as things progress. With a packet, it's one & done & not an ongoing source of complaint or revisiting the policy.
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Sarah Bush
Sarah Bush@sarahsunnbush·
@DavidDecosimo @pstanpolitics I'm wondering if having course packets will be of any value or if they'll seem like a complete anachronism and waste... It seems to be possible for me to do them at Penn but the copy office said they hadn't had a faculty request in a while! Please share advice if you have it!
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David Decosimo
David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
It is largely up to faculty to determine the curriculum. We don't have to sit back & watch education, thinking, & learning be wholly handed over to robots or simply let our students surrender themselves to machines. Faculty at UChicago Law chose a different future, we can too.
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David Decosimo
David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
I am NOT saying every class should be AI-free or that AI has no role to play in higher ed. But I AM saying it is absolutely essential to higher & much professional education that students be taught to think & write for themselves. And that requires some required AI-free courses.
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David Decosimo
David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
@Chaos2Cured @itcpip Probably not the best strategy for a guy whose entire livelihood & brand is peddling AI (and some random, off-brand AI at that). It's because I actually do care about humans & education that I believe kids should be raised & taught by humans rather than be farmed out to robots.
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Kirk Patrick Miller
Kirk Patrick Miller@Chaos2Cured·
@DavidDecosimo @itcpip Now I see why you have an issue. It’s about your bank account and status being challenged. Grow up, David. Your duty as a teacher is to your students, not your ego. •
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David Decosimo
David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
The first major university that publicly commits to a total AI ban in its undergrad teaching (no AI in class, in creating syllabi or class prep, creating & completing assignments, or grading) and makes that part of its brand will see a major surge in applications & enrollment.
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David Decosimo
David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
@HoffProf Agreed. It suggests a shared vision of the lawyer as a certain sort of skilled thinker, reader, orator, & writer *first* (whatever necessary tech engagement may follow) & legal education as ordered above all to cultivation of those skills & induction into that practice.
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David Decosimo
David Decosimo@DavidDecosimo·
@HistorianZhang Highly recommend. You won’t regret it & it will benefit your students & overall class experience enormously. The only thing that can get some annoyance/pushback is asking folks to print PDF’s. But even that is not a big deal & ultimately helps them with recall & annotation.
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