Christopher Frey
@FreyChristopher
Living a human life. E.B. McFarlin Chair in Philosophy @utulsa. Lesser half to @jennfrey. https://philpeople.org/profiles/christopher-frey
I wrote about the lack of administrative support for the liberal arts in @nytimes. The standard story we hear is that students don't want it. But a darker reality is that even when it wins big with students and donors it loses with those in power. nytimes.com/2025/07/17/opi…
Pray for me, I'm about to start reading this one
Pray for me, I'm about to start reading this one
Or both at once
Wait, what's wrong with rhyming and Thomism?
That guy in the lower left looks like he might have a lot to say about Plato.
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basically
pro tip: you can basically read >100 books per day by asking chatgpt to summarize them for you.
I am, in fact, YOUNGER than my wife. Wisdom has a way of aging one.
It's all been downhill since we abandoned gladiatorial battles
The transition from boxing to MMA is a clear cultural decline
Shut down classics! Admins: sure thing Replace it with “global ancient history” Admins: no thank you
Does any discipline outrank Classics in having so many insiders who forthrightly desire to annihilate it?
Now for some personal news: today is my last day as Dean. I was stunned to be informed by our new provost there will no longer be a Dean of Honors, period. Nor an Assistant Dean. Rather, I was told there will be a “director” of honors--but that person will not be me. (12/21)
Two years ago, I moved to Tulsa to become the inaugural dean of a new honors college. Then President @bradrcarson convinced me to leave my endowed position at Carolina to build the university’s sixth college. I am so proud of all we accomplished over the last two years 🧵(1/21)
My mom just sent me this photo. The bears are taking over Los Angeles!
Exactly. I make looking over others’ shoulders and copying their exam answers part of every class so that doing so is not cheating.
OSU has the right idea. Try to make it part of every class so that using AI is not cheating.