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  • Channel NewsAsia: Rote Learning Has To Make Way For Digital Literacy

    Channel NewsAsia: Rote Learning Has To Make Way For Digital Literacy

    September 8, 2013
    In The News

    Cathy was interviewed by Channel NewsAsia during her participation in the Second International Summit of the Book held in Singapore.  She is quoted as saying, “Much of the Industrial Age value system is about teaching content as if it is fixed, and as if education teaches you something that will then last you a lifetime. “There have been…

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  • NYTimes: Answers for Middle-Aged Seekers of MOOCs, Part 1

    NYTimes: Answers for Middle-Aged Seekers of MOOCs, Part 1

    September 4, 2013
    In The News

    Cathy gave a two part interview this month as part of the The New York Times‘“Ask An Expert” column series.  She answered questions from Baby Boomers on accessing and using MOOCS.  You can read the full article here.   September 4, 2013 Answers for Middle-Aged Seekers of MOOCs, Part 1 By THE NEW YORK TIMES Cathy N.…

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  • Inside Higher Ed: Faculty Attitudes on Technology

    Inside Higher Ed: Faculty Attitudes on Technology

    September 1, 2013
    In The News

    Cathy was quoted last week in an Inside Higher Ed article exploring Faculty Attitudes on Technology.  “We should all be thinking of more interactive, human, creative, student-centered ways of teaching that help prepare students for the current world where, since April 22, 1993, anyone with a connection to the Internet has the capacity to think…

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  • New York Times: Advice for Middle-Age Seekers of MOOCs (or Other Courses)

    August 28, 2013
    In The News

    Cathy Davidson was featured on the “Ask an Expert” column in August 2013. You can read the full article on the New York Times, or read below. By NICOLE HIGGINS DeSMET Published: August 28, 2013 33 Comments   This week’s Ask an Expert features Cathy N. Davidson, a professor of English and interdisciplinary studies at Duke University, who…

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  • TODAY: Why Are We Teaching Likes It’s 1992?

    TODAY: Why Are We Teaching Likes It’s 1992?

    August 27, 2013
    In The News

    Cathy authored this “Daily Focus” article for VoicesTODAY.  You can read the full article on their website.   On April 22, 1993, the computer scientists who developed the Mosaic 1.0 browser decided that the Internet should be available to all of us. Before that, it was mostly computer programmers, scientists, university professors and government officials…

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  • Degree of freedom: Interview with Cathy Davidson

    Degree of freedom: Interview with Cathy Davidson

    August 2, 2013
    In The News, Multimedia

    Cathy Davidson was interviewed by Ethan Solomon from Duke University. Read the degree of freedom introduction below and listen to the podcast here!   Today’s interview is with Cathy Davidson, John Hope Franklin Institute Professor of Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University, author of Now You See It: How Technology and Brain Science Will Transform the Way We Live,…

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Runners preparing for a marathon in Brooklyn. Spring 2026. Photo credit: Cathy Davidson
September 18, 2026

Leading Together: Creating Community Guidelines To Promote Institutional Change

Several years ago, when I was a relatively new Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies at Duke University (our first VPIS there--and maybe anywhere), I…

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Where to find Cathy next

Upcoming Events

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Oct 22-25 American Studies Association (ASA) Annual Conference, Chicago (Details TBA)

October 22, 2026 - October 25, 2026 Chicago, Ill

Oct 22-25  American Studies Association (ASA) Annual Conference,  Chicago  (Details TBA)  

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Prof Cathy Davidson in conversation with U of Pacific Provost Gretchen Edwalds-Gilbert

Residency

Innovator in Residence, University of the Pacific

November 2, 2026 - November 13, 2026 University of the Pacific, Stockton CA

For two weeks (Nov 2-13, 2026), Professor Cathy Davidson will be returning to the University of the Pacific for an extended residency where she…

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Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times

January 7, 2027 - January 11, 2027 Los Angeles, CA

Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times: An MLA Professional Development Event for Faculty. Details TBA

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Cathy Davidson awarded AAC&U Ness "Best Book" Prize for The New Education

Annual Meeting Keynote Opening Dialogue

January 20, 2027 - January 22, 2027 Seattle, Washington

Jan 20-22, 2027AAC&U Annual Meeting Keynote Opening Dialogue with Pres Lynn Pasquerella and Plenary Panel Session: Inciting Constructive Change in Destructive Times.  Cathy Davidson…

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About

Cathy N. Davidson

Cathy N. Davidson is a renowned scholar and the 2025 McGraw Prize recipient in Higher Education. A pioneer in technology and learning, she co-founded HASTAC and served as Senior Advisor to the Chancellor at CUNY. Appointed by President Obama to the National Council on the Humanities, she is the author of landmark books including The New Education and The New College Classroom. Her work explores the intersection of AI, cognition, and the future of institutional change.

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