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The Promise of Pedagogical Play
It can be valuable for not only children but also grown-ups, write Niya Bond and Todd Zakrajsek, and in fact should be a priority for academics’ professional development.

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Required: Pragmatic Preparation
March 21, 2023
If the U.S. Supreme Court outlaws race-conscious admissions policies, diversity officers must be ready to show the way forward, writes Paulette Granberry Russell.
Strategies for Career Exploration
in Uncertain Times
March 20, 2023
Linda Louie offers four steps that grad students and postdocs can take to get past faulty assumptions and more rigorously examine the best options.
The Tenure and Promotion Process, Reimagined
March 17, 2023
How, Deborah J. Cohan asks, can academe make it more productive, meaningful and streamlined for everyone—including the candidate, the reviewers and the institution?
Academic Publishing in a Global Age of Extremes
March 16, 2023
Guy Geltner describes how scholars may increasingly have to balance dialogue with censorship when publishing their research in other countries.
Why an Active Classroom Doesn’t Always Work
March 15, 2023
Rather than positively providing them a self-directed space, it might instead be just one more thing an overworked student has to cope with, writes Sarabeth Grant.

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