THE E-DITOR'S NOTE

ISSUE 10.

A glimpse into the 2.0 of all things relevant.

SPOTLIGHT

May 2026

Higher Education is an Essential Foundation - AI is a Stepping Stone

Higher education remains one of the strongest environments for developing qualities like skepticism, methodological rigor, ethical judgment and, the ability to recognize when something is wrong. A professional without foundational academic knowledge is not empowered by AI; instead, AI merely exposes their dependency on it. Digital literacy and higher education are two fundamentally different concepts and the former most certainly does not supersede the latter.

VIEWPOINT

TOP PICK FOR THOUGHT

Ben Sasse interview for 60 Minutes on CBS News
"There are no maverick molecules in the universe"

Commentary focused on Ben Sasse - a Conservative Republican politician and academic and a former U.S. Senator from Nebraska - and his reflections on mortality, family, community and human connection, technology, politics, democracy, learning and hope.

Last revised as of the effective date: June 15, 2024.

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