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English's Walt Hunter argues the need for educators to rebuild students' shortened attention spans

Media | February 09, 2026 | Story by: Editorial Staff

The Atlantic (subscription required): Walt Hunter, professor of English and senior associate dean for faculty academic affairs at the College of Arts and Sciences, shared his experience challenging his CWRU students to read more, not less—bucking the trend of assigning students excerpts instead of full books to match their shortened attention spans.