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Mysteries of Ivy Admissions, Past and Present
A look at what we know about admissions in the 1950s informs today's debates, writes John R. Thelin.
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Ethical College Admissions: Are We Devo?
Every now and then, colleges make the application process easier for students, but like one-hit wonder musical groups, they don't build on their momentum, writes Jim Jump.
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The Book at the End of the World
Scott McLemee reviews Timothy Beal's The Book of Revelation: A Biography.
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Voting Is Good, but Higher Ed Must Do More
Free expression, free inquiry and fact-based discussion are essential to higher education, Michael S. Roth writes, and we must actively protect them.
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Open Source as a Model for Global Education
Education leaders and their institutions should collaborate -- even with rivals, Noah Pickus and Matthew Rascoff argue.
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The Overlooked Messages of the Sokal-Squared Hoax
Few people seemed to have noticed that it was a put-down of academics concerned with racial issues, write Joel P. Christensen and Matthew A. Sears.
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America’s Fabulous Admission Contraption
The Harvard admissions case raises doubts -- well beyond the discrimination claims -- about the way elite colleges admit students, writes Edward Tenner.
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Perfectly Transparent
In the wake of the most recent effort to undermine transgender people and their rights, Scott McLemee reviews this year's books on them.