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Amelia Kennedy

Amelia Kennedy is a PhD candidate in History at Yale University. She has served as a Teaching Fellow for courses on Medieval Europe, the Hellenistic World, Eastern Europe, and the History of Science and Medicine. As a 2016 Lead Instructor for Yale Young Global Scholars, she has also designed and taught high school seminars on the Medical Humanities.

ai usage statistics
March 19, 2026
Read time 15 mins
AI Usage Statistics in 2026: How Many People Use AI Today?
Key Takeaways AI usage has reached massive scale, with an estimated 1.5–2 billion people interacting with AI-powered systems globally. Daily AI adoption is accelerating, with 250–350 million users relying on…
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Why Students Plagiarize
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January 29, 2026
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Why Do Students Plagiarize? Accidental or Deliberate?

Why Do Students Plagiarize? Accidental or Deliberate?  Students plagiarize for a range of academic, emotional, and practical reasons. While plagiarism ultimately falls into accidental or deliberate categories, the underlying motivations are often more nuanced.…
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New Graduate TAs
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May 2, 2020
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Tips for New Graduate TAs

Teaching undergraduate students is one of the most exciting and important things we do as academics—and also potentially the most nerve-wracking. Here are six great tips for new Graduate TAs…
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Avoiding Block Quotation
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November 14, 2019
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Avoiding Block Quote Overload

Whenever I’m writing a paper, I know I’m getting tired when I start putting in tons of quotations with very little of my own writing and analysis in between. As…
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Effective Feedback
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September 1, 2019
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Providing Effective Feedback on Student Papers

Providing effective feedback on student papers is one of the most challenging yet rewarding parts of teaching. In general, I’ve found that my students appreciate substantive feedback and nearly always…
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History of Plagiarism
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September 1, 2019
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A Short History of Academic Plagiarism

When and how did plagiarism become a thing? What does plagiarism look like in the 21st century? And how can we stop students from cheating on papers, thereby cheating themselves…