How to Subscribe to Mark Carrigan's Website

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Mark Carrigan's website, markcarrigan.net, carries subscription signals — the page references "subscribe" and "subscription" — so there is a way for readers to follow new posts rather than checking back manually. What the site does not state in the available material is the exact form that subscription takes, whether it costs anything, or what a subscriber receives beyond the posts themselves. Treat the subscription as a way to keep up with the blog, not as a described paid product, and confirm the specifics on the site itself before entering any details.

What the site publishes

The homepage presents a running feed of posts and notes rather than a static "about" page. Recent items include:

  • A book announcement: The AI Crisis in Higher Education: A Strategic Proposal, described as out open access
  • Reading logs, such as "Things I've read in 2026"
  • Essays and commentary on AI in universities, assessment integrity, scholarly publishing, and the normalisation of LLM use
  • Personal and cultural posts — marathon training, techno, music, and reflections on writing
  • Interviews, including one with the Omnishow about productivity, writing, and creativity with OmniFocus

This mix matters for the subscription decision: you are signing up to a personal academic blog with a strong AI-and-higher-education thread, not to a single-topic newsletter.

Why subscribe rather than just read

The feed is high-volume and varied. Posts range from short observations to longer arguments, and the AI-in-higher-education material is spread across many entries rather than collected in one place. A subscription is the practical way to catch new pieces as they appear, including book announcements and reading lists that would otherwise be easy to miss.

If your interest is narrow — for example, only the AI and assessment material — a subscription still works, but expect to filter. The site does not appear to offer topic-specific feeds based on the available evidence.

What to check before subscribing

The page evidence confirms subscription language but not the mechanics. Before signing up, look for:

  • The subscription mechanism — whether it is an email list, an RSS feed, or a platform-hosted follow button
  • What you receive — new-post notifications, a digest, or something else
  • Any cost — the presence of "subscribe" wording does not establish that it is free, and no pricing page or payment platform is listed in the available material
  • Data handling — if an email address is required, check the provider's terms

A reasonable approach

If you want to follow the AI-in-higher-education writing specifically, subscribe and then use the site's own archive to catch up on earlier posts. If you only need occasional updates, checking the homepage periodically is sufficient, since the feed is chronological and recent items stay visible. Either way, the subscription is best understood as a convenience for following an active blog — not as access to gated content, since no paywall is indicated in the available material.