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Alex Madva, associate professor of philosophy, was noted for going viral on TikTok. A student posted a video clip of his syllabus offering extra credit if students found an error on assignments or slides, while he says something a little different. The video had 250,000 views and 1,500 comments when the article published.

This article was originally published by Chronicle of Higher Education on January 28, 2022.