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‘Viewpoint Diversity’ Is Not the Answer
Viewpoint diversity treats the symptoms of dogmatism, but curiosity treats the disease, John McHugh writes.
What Is Behind FIRE’s Attacks on AAUP?
FIRE is no defender of academic freedom, Joan W. Scott writes.
No More Monoliths
Post–affirmative action data should reflect the diversity of student identities, Niyati Shah and Juhwan Seo write.
Revisiting the Stanford Prison Experiment
An artful new documentary sheds new light even for those familiar with the infamous experiment, Scott McLemee writes.
Grade Inflation: An Ahistorical Narrative
The narrative around grade inflation would benefit from some historical perspective, write Christopher J. Richmann and Ryan T. Ramsey.
What’s Next for DEI?
Colleges should rethink their approaches to DEI if they don’t want to see it dismantled during a second Trump administration, Patrick J. Casey writes.
A Trans Admission Advantage?
Jim Jump breaks down Vice President–elect JD Vance’s suggestion that students may “become” trans to get into Harvard.