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Walt Hunter On Fighting For Attention Spans And Requiring Students To Read Books
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- Elevate with Robert Glazer
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- Jun 23, 2026
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- 2717
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Summary
Walt Hunter is a professor of 20th- and 21st-century literature at Case Western Reserve University, where he also serves as Senior Associate Dean for Faculty Academic Affairs. He’s also the fiction and poetry editor at The Atlantic and author of the recent Atlantic essay titled “Stop Meeting Students Where They Are,” where he shared what happened when he stopped buying the story that students can't read anymore. Walt joined host Robert Glazer on the Elevate Podcast to talk about how he challenges students in class, fighting against shrinking attention spans, and AI in learning. Thank you to the sponsors of The Elevate Podcast Shopify: shopify.com/elevate Framer: framer.com/elevate Indeed: indeed.com/elevate Northwest Registered Agent: northwestregisteredagent.com/elevate Whatnot: Search "Whatnot" in the app store to download Fanvue: fanvue.com Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices