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Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

In Defense of Honors Programs

They’re tricky, but they’re worth it.

By Matt Reed

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Career Advice

An Academic Spring Cleaning

Zachary Michael Jack ruminates on what rediscovered items in one’s office reveal about the journeys of both students and faculty members.

By Zachary Michael Jack

Alissa Quart's Bootstrapped book cover.
Opinion
Columns Learning Innovation

Rejecting the ‘Bootstrapped’ Academic Career

Alissa Quart’s new book and higher ed work.

By Joshua Kim

Opinion
Columns Just Explain It to Me!

Human Resources’ Code Words for Employee Departures

The phrases used in announcements about employee departures often seem vague and oh so cagey. What do they actually mean?

By Kathy Johnson Bowles

Opinion
Columns Higher Ed Gamma

The End of an Era

What the falling American Jewish birth rate means for higher education.

By Steven Mintz

A black and white portrait of Supreme Court justice Lewis Powell, an older white man.
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The Launch of the Long Game

To understand today’s conservative attacks on higher ed, look to the ambitious pro-corporate agenda laid out in the 1971 Powell memo, Linda Stamato writes.

By Linda Stamato

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Opinion
Career Advice Carpe Careers

How to Optimize Your Career Preparation 

Tithi Basu Mallik and Kay Kimball Gruder each share their favorite pieces of guidance—their best recommendations for strategic actions you can take—in five key areas.

By Tithi Basu Mallik and Kay Kimball Gruder

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Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Public College Is Not the DMV

Florida, Ohio and the need for academic autonomy.

By Matt Reed