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To Change the Financial Model, Look to Academics

It’s the CAO—not the CFO—who is best positioned to bring meaningful change to the financial model, Carol A. Moore writes.

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Why Campuses Need Centers for Pluralism

Now more than ever, colleges must help students learn to cooperate across differences, writes Eboo Patel.

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There’s No Safety in Playing It Safe

Those of us teaching about race and racism can’t appease our would-be government censors with minor course modifications. Instead, we must push back, Cyndi Kernahan writes.

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Students: Sign Your Own Name

If students want to issue a statement, they should sign with their own names, rather than those of their organizations, Ellen Cosgrove writes.

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My Last Rec Letter

The high school counselor’s letter of recommendation is an art form, Jim Jump writes.

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Is Literary Studies Facing an Extinction Event?

Scott McLemee reviews Jonathan Kramnick’s Criticism and Truth: On Method in Literary Studies.

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The Dept. of Ed. v. Online Learning

The Biden administration’s move to change the rules for online program managers threatens to walk back online learning opportunities and limit educational access, William J. Bennett writes.

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Affordable Housing Is a Higher Ed Issue

It’s not enough for colleges to support students experiencing homelessness—they need to lobby to improve access to affordable housing, Paul Schofield writes.