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Another Neg Reg, Another ‘Yes, But’ Moment

The administration’s accreditation overhaul has been called heavy-handed and politically motivated, but the sector can’t keep waiting for change to come from lawmakers.

By Sara Custer

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Columns Learning Innovation

Why Read ‘The Infinity Machine’?

Stepping outside of our campus concerns to imagine a better higher ed AI future.

By Joshua Kim

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Columns Small World

Do Faculty Refuse to Recognize Financial Challenges?

Gordon asks Rachel to explain a baffling mindset. She fails.

By Rachel Toor and E. Gordon Gee

Carl Jung, an elderly Swiss man, sitting in his office in front of a bust of a Greek philosopher (your alt text writer doesn't know which one).

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Columns Just Explain It to Me!

Assigning Jung’s Archetypes to University Trustee Profiles

Knowing trustee archetypes may help you communicate more effectively.

By Kathy Johnson Bowles

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Columns Learning Innovation

‘Stealing Rembrandts’ and College Museum Art Thefts

A book-inspired list of university-affiliated art heists since 1984.

By Joshua Kim

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Columns Confessions of a Community College Dean

A Dispatch From the Sandwich Generation

Transitions, and connections between the generations.

By Matt Reed

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Columns Editor’s Note

How to Instill a Love of Learning in Students

Showing students how to be curious is a hard-to-quantify return on investment for a college degree, but one that pays lifelong dividends.

By Sara Custer

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Columns Beyond Transfer

States Need a Road Map for Credit for Prior Learning

How states can scale credit for prior learning.

By Lindsay Daugherty et al.