A Yale University committee report co-chaired by Beverly Gage suggested a default policy of not allowing laptops, phones, or tablets in classrooms.

Beverly Gage states that student use of AI creates an internal trust problem within universities, as it is unclear to professors if students are genuinely doing the assigned work.

According to Beverly Gage, the rise of AI tools is causing people to question if a university education is worth the cost.

Beverly Gage asserts that there are significant divides in grading standards between humanities classes and STEM classes.

Beverly Gage believes that grade inflation, with a high percentage of students receiving A's and A-minuses, is ruining the function of grades as a mechanism for communication.

Beverly Gage co-chaired a committee at Yale University for approximately one year to produce a report on the subject of trust in higher education.

In her book, Beverly Gage uses Chicago to represent the Gilded Age, a period in the late 19th century when the city became a major hub for rail, stockyards, and industrial production.

Beverly Gage's book "This Land Is Your Land" features Dearborn, Michigan, as a location to explore the history of American industry, Henry Ford, and the labor movement.

Beverly Gage's new book, "This Land Is Your Land: A Road Trip Through U.S. History," was released on the day of this broadcast.

The opening of the Erie Canal during the 1840s and 1850s brought significant new investment and mobility to the upstate New York region.

At Yale University, students can easily access online evaluation information to search for courses based on workload, professor's perceived niceness, and grading harshness.