America’s culinary schools are feeling the heat. When chef Gordon Ramsay appeared on an episode of the YouTube series “Last Meal” in January 2024, he described U.S. culinary schools as “depressing” places…
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How Black male college athletes deal with anti-Black stereotypes on campus
In an effort to avoid stereotypes about Black male athletes, such as being labeled a “dumb jock,” Spike, a college football player, says he wore athletic clothes to class as little as…
3 ways AI is transforming music
Each fall, I begin my course on the intersection of music and artificial intelligence by asking my students if they’re concerned about AI’s role in composing or producing music. So far, the…
This engineering course has students use their brainwaves to create performing art
Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to teaching. Title of course: “Arts and Geometry” What prompted the idea for the course? After a serious injury…