For those working at theological institutions of higher education or seminaries - are faculty and administration having discussions about AI, specifically creating institutional guidelines or policies?

Yesterday I was fired by Columbia University after eight months as executive editor of the Columbia Journalism Review. This was the first time in a 25-year career that I've ever been subjected to discipline in a job — much less terminated from one.

I’ve been reading fiction for comfort and clarity in recent days. As a start, I’m re-reading Ursula LeGuin’s Wizard of Earthsea series. What a gift, both to my young self and to me, now.

Any books that have brought you comfort and/or clarity recently?

I also want to highlight the sessions that the Applied Religious Studies Committee is hosting:

1/ Friday, 1:00 PM - 4:00 PM, Convention Center-3 (Upper Level West): Public Scholarship and Practical Impacts Workshop: Media Training and Work Outside the Academy

1/ Hello All - the American Academy of Religion / Society of Biblical Literature annual meeting is upon us! This is my last year co-chairing the Asian North American Religion, Culture, and Society (ANARCS) program unit, which has been a delight. Here are our sessions/co-sponsored sessions:

It’s nice having a fresh space to work with and rebuilding my list. It’s like I’m meeting old friends again, somehow. Maybe I’ll post more regularly, even.