Genevieve Brassard
@gbrassard.bsky.social
Professor of English, University of Portland
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That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process.
September 19, 2026 at 4:48 PM
That’s a hard agree from me. I am genuinely astonished at the number of otherwise sensible commentators who still discuss his latest wild actions as if they’re within the parameters of the normal policy making process.
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AI is the largest theft of labor in history, but the case doesn't go far enough -- AI steals not only from journalists and researchers but from authors throughout history, from policymakers and legal writers, from photographers and artists in every medium.
September 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
AI is the largest theft of labor in history, but the case doesn't go far enough -- AI steals not only from journalists and researchers but from authors throughout history, from policymakers and legal writers, from photographers and artists in every medium.
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Excellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
September 16, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Excellent oped in @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social by my @harvard.edu colleague Jill Lepore.
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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So we’re doomed
September 14, 2026 at 10:42 PM
So we’re doomed
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Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
September 14, 2026 at 12:14 AM
Your regular reminder: If the Russians stop fighting, the war ends. If the Ukrainians stop fighting, their land will be occupied, their leaders will be killed, their history and language will be erased, their children will be kidnapped to serve Russia.
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Protesters at the Irish Open.
shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland.
Thank you, Doonbeg!
shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland.
Thank you, Doonbeg!
September 13, 2026 at 1:42 PM
Protesters at the Irish Open.
shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland.
Thank you, Doonbeg!
shitler’s international golf links and hotel Doonbeg, Ireland.
Thank you, Doonbeg!
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I usually don't love the central role Harvard has to play in all our higher ed convos, but I think Anastasia Berg is right to point out that this is a grotesque abdication of the responsibility they so proudly accept as a representative of the liberal arts. www.chronicle.com/article/harv...
The Ivy League’s Surrender to AI Is Insane
When college leaders drink the corporate Kool-Aid, the liberal arts die.
www.chronicle.com
September 11, 2026 at 1:12 AM
I usually don't love the central role Harvard has to play in all our higher ed convos, but I think Anastasia Berg is right to point out that this is a grotesque abdication of the responsibility they so proudly accept as a representative of the liberal arts. www.chronicle.com/article/harv...
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Ireland understood the assignment! ✊💚
September 13, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Ireland understood the assignment! ✊💚
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Setting aside that Trump's $5K check is not real, the total cost would be about on par with Elon Musk's fortune. Whatever anyone says about a midterm bribery check being fiscally irresponsible, it's nowhere near as irresponsible as letting one man hoard the equivalent of all those checks to himself.
September 10, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Setting aside that Trump's $5K check is not real, the total cost would be about on par with Elon Musk's fortune. Whatever anyone says about a midterm bribery check being fiscally irresponsible, it's nowhere near as irresponsible as letting one man hoard the equivalent of all those checks to himself.
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Students who don't use AI chatbots for schoolwork are scoring better grades than those who do, according to a new report. It's some of the widest-ranging evidence yet that the technology could be hurting young people's learning. bloom.bg/4gHVbZY
📷: Jean-François Fort / Getty Images
📷: Jean-François Fort / Getty Images
September 8, 2026 at 1:12 PM
Students who don't use AI chatbots for schoolwork are scoring better grades than those who do, according to a new report. It's some of the widest-ranging evidence yet that the technology could be hurting young people's learning. bloom.bg/4gHVbZY
📷: Jean-François Fort / Getty Images
📷: Jean-François Fort / Getty Images
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Big fan of harm reduction models on diet -- most of us won't go vegan but a lot of us will go [or have gone] more vegetarian/less red meat, and I'm an even bigger fan of removing all the subsidies and gifts to the beef industry.
September 7, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Big fan of harm reduction models on diet -- most of us won't go vegan but a lot of us will go [or have gone] more vegetarian/less red meat, and I'm an even bigger fan of removing all the subsidies and gifts to the beef industry.
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Lindsay Clancy was failed by our warped understanding of motherhood | Moira Donegan
Lindsay Clancy was failed by our warped understanding of motherhood | Moira Donegan
Clancy’s case became a referendum on mothers, healthcare, and the status of women
www.theguardian.com
September 7, 2026 at 12:26 PM
Lindsay Clancy was failed by our warped understanding of motherhood | Moira Donegan
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Good pushback from Harvard faculty against the dean who doesn't understand learning. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
Harvard Humanities Faculty Push Back on Deming’s Call for AI Use in Writing Courses | The Harvard Crimson
Harvard faculty in the humanities and social sciences expressed broad concern over an email Harvard College Dean David J. Deming sent students Wednesday suggesting that artificial intelligence be inte...
www.thecrimson.com
September 3, 2026 at 9:59 PM
Good pushback from Harvard faculty against the dean who doesn't understand learning. www.thecrimson.com/article/2026...
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i love that this has had literally no impact on my day lol
September 3, 2026 at 4:57 PM
i love that this has had literally no impact on my day lol
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My daughter, a freshman in college, has texted me twice now to let me know she stopped by office hours to just chat with the professor
Jason Momoa Makes a Heart Shape with Hands
ALT: Jason Momoa Makes a Heart Shape with Hands
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September 2, 2026 at 4:56 PM
My daughter, a freshman in college, has texted me twice now to let me know she stopped by office hours to just chat with the professor
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One more reason to avoid Google like the plague it is whenever and however possible.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
Google Maps Changes Lake Ontario to Lake America Following Trump’s Executive Order
Users in the United States will see the new label, following President Trump’s executive order last week.
www.nytimes.com
August 30, 2026 at 10:19 PM
One more reason to avoid Google like the plague it is whenever and however possible.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/30/w...
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I understand this feeling. Relief at a human-bad essay instead of a machine-bad essay. I can work with human-bad! Machine-bad is an insult to my humanity.
Finally, I got a homework submission that was written by a person. I like how delighted I am to read something short, idiosyncratic and, frankly, confusing.
August 27, 2026 at 4:49 PM
I understand this feeling. Relief at a human-bad essay instead of a machine-bad essay. I can work with human-bad! Machine-bad is an insult to my humanity.
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I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column.
Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
Opinion | The Greatest Story Dolly Parton Ever Wrote Was Herself (Gift Article)
She didn’t see herself as a saint; she identified as something we needed even more: a writer.
www.nytimes.com
August 27, 2026 at 11:20 AM
I wrote about Dolly Parton in my latest @nytopinion.nytimes.com column.
Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
Thank you.
www.nytimes.com/2026/08/27/o...
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happy first day of school!
teaching college does not get easier.
below are some resources for solidarity, courage, inspiration, collaboration
first: assignment ideas, syllabus language, memes and more for the pro-learning classroom
against-a-i.com
teaching college does not get easier.
below are some resources for solidarity, courage, inspiration, collaboration
first: assignment ideas, syllabus language, memes and more for the pro-learning classroom
against-a-i.com
AGAINST AI -
against-a-i.com
August 24, 2026 at 12:12 PM
happy first day of school!
teaching college does not get easier.
below are some resources for solidarity, courage, inspiration, collaboration
first: assignment ideas, syllabus language, memes and more for the pro-learning classroom
against-a-i.com
teaching college does not get easier.
below are some resources for solidarity, courage, inspiration, collaboration
first: assignment ideas, syllabus language, memes and more for the pro-learning classroom
against-a-i.com
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No one had to think super hard about how to make a washing machine useful. A telephone. A vacuum cleaner.
So why do our bosses have to constantly challenge us to find something, anything, for which AI might be helpful
If your customers don’t find your product useful, that’s a you-problem
So why do our bosses have to constantly challenge us to find something, anything, for which AI might be helpful
If your customers don’t find your product useful, that’s a you-problem
August 21, 2026 at 4:46 AM
No one had to think super hard about how to make a washing machine useful. A telephone. A vacuum cleaner.
So why do our bosses have to constantly challenge us to find something, anything, for which AI might be helpful
If your customers don’t find your product useful, that’s a you-problem
So why do our bosses have to constantly challenge us to find something, anything, for which AI might be helpful
If your customers don’t find your product useful, that’s a you-problem
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I attempt to set a floor for the conditions that would allow instructors to effectively teach writing. What percentage of writing instructors work under these conditions? 10% 20%. I know I never did. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
We Could Teach Writing, but It Will Take Resources
If writing matters, why don’t we put sufficient resources toward teaching it?
www.insidehighered.com
August 21, 2026 at 1:29 PM
I attempt to set a floor for the conditions that would allow instructors to effectively teach writing. What percentage of writing instructors work under these conditions? 10% 20%. I know I never did. www.insidehighered.com/opinion/colu...
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University leadership: We stand ready to support our faculty as they confront the disruptions & uncertainty caused by AI.
Faculty: Great! We'll need smaller class sizes, especially for incoming students and—
University leadership: Lol, no. We meant like subscriptions to Claude.
Faculty: Great! We'll need smaller class sizes, especially for incoming students and—
University leadership: Lol, no. We meant like subscriptions to Claude.
August 17, 2026 at 4:01 PM
University leadership: We stand ready to support our faculty as they confront the disruptions & uncertainty caused by AI.
Faculty: Great! We'll need smaller class sizes, especially for incoming students and—
University leadership: Lol, no. We meant like subscriptions to Claude.
Faculty: Great! We'll need smaller class sizes, especially for incoming students and—
University leadership: Lol, no. We meant like subscriptions to Claude.