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The Case for Cohorts
Higher education already has a proven educational approach we need to consider to help colleges reopen more safely in the fall, writes Peter Plavchan.
How to Reopen: Let Students and Faculty Choose
The key is to move to a three-semester academic year, spread out over 52 weeks, with people choosing which two semesters work best for them, Benjamin Reiss writes.
Do You Know What It’s Like?
David Harris gives his perspective as a college president and a black man on the events of recent weeks in Minnesota, Central Park and elsewhere.
The MCAT Should Be Optional
This year, there is no reason to require the test, writes Lala Tanmoy Das.
Inviting Students to the Table
Colleges should ask students to help plan curricular and co-curricular options for the fall that will work for them, writes Rebecca Vidra.
Changed, Changed Utterly
Christopher Cox predicts the significant ways academic libraries will shift in terms of collections, services, spaces and operations as a result of the pandemic.
Evidence-Based Action Is Required
Scholars must help inform the creation and implementation of policies that protect black communities from racial profiling and end police killings of unarmed black people, writes Shaun R. Harper.
Channel Outrage and Disillusionment Into Action
In this searing moment for our country, colleges should recommit to equity, Isis Artze-Vega writes, by acknowledging their own flaws and embracing inclusive teaching practices.