Well, this is a first.. The person seated near my on a train was doing #academic journal editorial work. He was using ChatGPT, loading manuscripts and writing responses to authors from the responses. What's the point?

So many ethical violations from an editor and I'm going to guess he also complains he has too many papers to handle because of people using AI...

It's absolutely mind-blowing how badly #ieee Manuscript Central treats people.

It lost my password — I know this because I keep it in a password manager, and used it just last week for #academic service reviewing papers.

Today, it wouldn't let me login, and when I finally (after 4 attempts) was able to use the 🤯 code they sent, they had destroyed my profile, with all the private information like what university I'm affiliated with and what subjects I'll review for, and I still can't get to the   file for review.

Oh,a and you want support? That's available...

Available Live Chat Hours: Monday to Thursday 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM EST (New York Time)
(https://mc.manuscriptcentral.com/sp-cs)

When the AI Detector Becomes the Academic Random Number Generator
A new study suggests Turnitin can be oddly harsher on mostly human-written assignments tha
https://schulz.dk/2026/06/13/when-the-ai-detector-becomes-the-academic-random-number-generator/?utm_campaign=blogpost&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter
#Academic #ai #Opinion #paper
When the AI Detector Becomes the Academic Random Number Generator - SCHULZ:DK

A new study suggests Turnitin can be oddly harsher on mostly human-written assignments than on fully AI-generated ones. So apparently the safest way to avoid looking like you used too much AI may be to use even more AI. Academia has finally reached peak absurdity: the detector is now grading the crime scene with a blindfold and a random number generator.

SCHULZ:DK

When the AI Detector Becomes the Academic Random Number Generator

A new study suggests Turnitin can be oddly harsher on mostly human-written assignments than on fully AI-generated ones. So apparently the safest way to avoid looking like you used too much AI may be to use even more AI. Academia has finally reached peak absurdity: the detector is now grading the crime scene with a blindfold and a random number generator.

https://schulz.dk/2026/06/13/when-the-ai-detector-becomes-the-academic-random-number-generator/

Welcome to "Or tries to learn a new skill and tests it on their publication list". This time, visual network analysis (with Gephi).
It took a few attempts (mostly to clean out spelling issues like w/wo hyphen, umlaut, etc.), but I managed to get a nice-looking figure.
It was a nice experiment with the tool on something that has no stakes; it's just for fun, but it also highlighted to me how some of my network works.

#Networking #Academic

"The Aesthetics of Digital Vigilantism Symposium"

Conference discussing feminism, identity, AI, consent and other topics live online right now. Hybrid online/offline. Very good speakers so far.

Register: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/1977877501851?aff=oddtdtcreator

Timetable: https://umps.site/2026/05/02/the-aesthetics-of-digital-vigilantism-symposium/

#ai #academicConference #academic #ethics

The Aesthetics of Digital Vigilantism Symposium

Scholars from different parts of the world gather to discuss how digital vigilantism is changing the way we see ourselves and others online

Eventbrite
Instructor, Nursing (Posting Extended to June 16, 2026)

PLEASE NOTE:THE INSTRUCTOR HIRED FOR THIS POSITION WILL BE ASSIGNED TO TEACH EVENING COURSES (Teaching schedules are subject to change based upon the needs of the College) The Instructor, Nursing must advise students, provide quality classroom, clinical, and laboratory instruction; maintain required scholastic records, and seek continuous improvement of the nursing curriculum, instruction, and resources. The instructor participates fully in the institutional planning and assessment processes and assists with managing a departmental budget. Primary teaching assignments will be in the Associate degree and Practical Nursing program. Secondary teaching assignment may be in the Nursing Assistant/Home Health Program. This position requires an adaptable and flexible work schedule which may include instructional assignments in day, evening and/or weekends.SALARY SCHEDULE PLACEMENT:  Range of $46,590 - $94,363, based upon the Alabama Community College System and Shelton State Community College Salary Schedule D-1 to be determined by the applicant’s education and years of applicable experience.  This is a nine-month position with summer teaching availability dependent upon enrollment.  The salary schedule for faculty requires 169 duty days for the academic year (fall and spring semesters) and, if employed for the summer, 56 duty days for the summer term. Applicant acknowledges that if selected for the position that applicant’s placement on the applicable salary schedule will be dependent upon the verified information provided by the applicant in accordance with the applicable work experience verification requirements stated herein.

Looking for an #academic #job in #psychology ?

Full-time tenure-track instructor position available in Tuscaloosa AL:
https://www.schooljobs.com/careers/accs/sheltonstate/jobs/5370382/instructor-psychology

#fediHire

Instructor, Psychology

APPLICANTS HIRED UNDER THIS POSTING ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THEIR APPOINTMENT AT THE BEGINNING OF THE 2026-2027 ACADEMIC YEAR (AUGUST 11, 2026)The Psychology Instructor advises students, provides quality classroom instruction, and maintains required scholastic records. The instructor participates fully in institutional planning and assessment processes, management of the departmental curricula, course scheduling, and department budget. The instructor seeks continuous improvement of the psychology curricula, instruction, and use of resources.SALARY SCHEDULE PLACEMENT:  Range of $48,454 - $98,138, based upon the anticipated 2026-2027 Alabama Community College System and Shelton State Community College Salary Schedule D-1 to be determined by the applicant’s education and years of applicable experience. This is a nine-month position with summer teaching availability dependent upon enrollment. The salary schedule for faculty requires 169 duty days for the academic year (fall and spring semesters) and, if employed for the summer, 56 duty days for the summer term.Applicant acknowledges that if selected for the position that applicant’s placement on the applicable salary schedule will be dependent upon the verified information provided by the applicant in accordance with the applicable work experience verification requirements stated herein.

This year's summer issue of the journal offers six articles written by a total of fourteen scholars from four different Nordic countries, representing eight different universities and research institutes.

It is also special in another way for us as editors-in-chief, Minna Opas and Sofia Sjö, and for our book review editor, Alexandra Bergholm, as this is the last issue of Temenos for which we will be responsible. Starting in July this year, Jere Kyyrö and Tuomas Äystö will take over as editors-in-chief, and Mitra Härkönen as book review editor. We are very happy to leave the journal in the capable hands of these three excellent scholars of religion!

There are also four book reviews so you will probably not run out of reading anytime soon. For the readers' convenience, we have also adapted the new practice of having the references on the title page of the articles. Happy reading to one and all!

https://journal.fi/temenos/issue/view/13813

#studyofreligion #academic #journal

Temenos - Nordic Journal for the Study of Religion Vol. 62 No. 1 (2026): Temenos ‒ Nordic Journal for the Study of Religion

Temenos - Nordic Journal for the Study of Religion

As an #academic, it's natural to keep track of dozens, if not hundreds, of sources at any one time. But what if we ditched the snazzy UIs for tried and true plain-text?

https://atthis.link/blog/2026/57207.html

Ditching Zotero for a Text File

Thinking about how we can make computing better.