The EdUp Experience What Happens When 40% of Your Students Are First-Gen & AI is Everywhere? - with Dr. Paul Krouss, Teaching Professor & Faculty Lead for Innovative Pedagogies, Washington State University Vancouver
Aug 21, 2025
In this engaging discussion, Dr. Paul Krouss, a Teaching Professor at Washington State University Vancouver, shares insights on the unique challenges of a campus with 40% first-generation students. He emphasizes the pivotal role of student intent in academic integrity. Alongside Bradley Emi, Cofounder and CTO of Pangram Labs, they explore innovative AI integration in education, tackling the hurdles faced in math learning. The conversation also highlights strategies for supporting marginalized learners through inclusive teaching practices.
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Campus Profile Shapes Teaching
- Washington State University Vancouver serves ~2,700 students with ~40% first-generation and is non-residential.
- The campus blends PhD programs with large transfer and commuter populations that shape teaching needs.
Intent Is Central To Integrity
- Dr. Paul Krouss centers academic integrity on student intent, not just the act.
- He stresses a spectrum from citation errors to outright fraud where intent changes how to respond.
Design Courses To Reduce Cheating
- Design courses and grading so students can succeed without resorting to cheating.
- Use in-class work and grading design to reduce incentives to game the system.