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Ugly History Doesn’t Mean Faculty Should Reject Civil Discourse Education

Rather than cede leadership in this area to top-down civics schools or centers, faculty should come up with our own approaches.

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Opinion

The 90-Credit Degree Deserves a Name of Its Own

We owe it to students, graduate schools and employers to clearly distinguish 90-credit degrees from the traditional bachelor’s.

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Opinion

Reclaiming Women’s and Gender Studies

How did we move so quickly from centering women in higher ed to erasing them?

University of Minnesota police cut down a sign reading "ICE OFF CAMPUS" after detaining students who chained themselves to the door of Morrill Hall on Feb. 6, 2026, in Minneapolis

Immigration Historians Compile Syllabus for Faculty to Combat Misinformation

Leaders at the University of Minnesota Immigration History Research Center say they want to put immigration enforcement policy debates into context and share accurate information with anyone who wants to learn more.

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Opinion

What Can One English Course Actually Teach?

The rise of AI should force my profession to be honest.

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UT Approves List of 50 Authors for Gen Ed Course

Jane Austen, Frederick Douglass, Adam Smith and Søren Kierkegaard made the cut.

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Opinion

The Performing Arts Are the New Civics

Everyone’s talking about civics education. But the way we’re conceptualizing it is far too narrow—not to mention ideologically aligned.

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UT Austin Cuts Women’s and Gender Studies Courses From Core Curriculum

The University of Texas at Austin will no longer count women’s, gender and sexuality courses toward core curriculum requirements, the...