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No Carrots and No Sticks?
The Education Secretary has called on higher ed leaders to declare how they plan to rebuild public trust. But the sector has reason to read between the lines.
Vanderbilt’s Board Declares War Against Academic Freedom
A new policy punishes faculty for speech the trustees deem strays from the core purpose of the university.
From Knowledge Building to Wisdom Building in Higher Education
In years gone by, we said that students went to college to gather knowledge. Now, college is appropriately expected to be much more about building wisdom.
“She Shouldn’t Have Worn a Skirt”
Re-examining my irritation with Girls and women.
Have We Forgotten?
What can happen when leaders tell us some human beings are unworthy and their experiences unimportant, who gaslight the people with propaganda and lies, who use power and wealth to repress citizens and fill their own coffers?
Math’s World Cup Reminded Me Why We Need Public Scholars
At the Fields Medal press conference, I watched some journalists miss the story unfolding in front of them.